Neural Mechanisms in dissociative amnesia for childhood abuse: relevance to the current controversy surrounding the "false memory syndrome"
Bremner JD, Krystal JH, Charney DS, Southwick SM. Neural Mechanisms in dissociative amnesia for childhood abuse: relevance to the current controversy surrounding the "false memory syndrome". American Journal Of Psychiatry 1996, 153: 71-82. PMID: 8659644, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.7.71.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFalse memory syndromeMemory tracesChildhood abuseDissociative amnesiaEffects of stressMemory functionMemory syndromeNeurobiology of memoryBrain regionsNormal memory functionChildren's memoryTraumatic stressorsSpecific brain regionsNeural mechanismsStressful eventsMemoryAmnesiaExtreme stressBrain chemistryAbuseRecallPsychiatric disordersLong-term alterationsLong-term effectsNormal personsNoradrenergic mechanisms in stress and anxiety: I. preclinical studies
Bremner J, Krystal J, Southwick S, Charney D. Noradrenergic mechanisms in stress and anxiety: I. preclinical studies. Synapse 1996, 23: 28-38. PMID: 8723133, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2396(199605)23:1<28::aid-syn4>3.0.co;2-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderBrain regionsNoradrenergic brain systemsMultiple subcortical areasConsiderable preclinical evidenceLocus coeruleusBrain systemsNeural mechanismsStress disorderTarget brain regionsBehavioral manifestationsBrain functionPanic disorderStress exposureChronic stress resultsTurnover of norepinephrineSubcortical areasAnxietyPsychiatric disordersNoradrenergic systemLong-term alterationsNoradrenergic mechanismsNoradrenergic neuronsNorepinephrine releasePreclinical evidence