2025
MEMORY RELATED STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL NEURAL CHANGES FOLLOWING A SINGLE INFUSION OF KETAMINE IN PTSD
Harpaz-Rotem *, Duek O, Korem N, Krystal J. MEMORY RELATED STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL NEURAL CHANGES FOLLOWING A SINGLE INFUSION OF KETAMINE IN PTSD. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2025, 28: i38-i38. PMCID: PMC11814760, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyae059.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-retrieval extinctionInfusion of ketamineIntravenous infusion of ketamineTrauma memoriesTraumatic memoriesFear responsesSs' responsesAssociated with decreased connectivityAmygdala-vmPFC connectivityTrauma-focused psychotherapyTreatment of PTSDNMDA receptor antagonistPre-post treatmentAmygdala activationLower amygdalaReconsolidation windowUncinate fasciculusAssessed before treatmentKetamine administrationMemory learningNaturalistic stimuliLabile stateAmygdalaPTSDExtinction process
2022
Emotional numbing in PTSD is associated with lower amygdala reactivity to pain
Korem N, Duek O, Ben-Zion Z, Kaczkurkin AN, Lissek S, Orederu T, Schiller D, Harpaz-Rotem I, Levy I. Emotional numbing in PTSD is associated with lower amygdala reactivity to pain. Neuropsychopharmacology 2022, 47: 1913-1921. PMID: 35945274, PMCID: PMC9485255, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-022-01405-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAmygdala reactivityLower amygdala reactivityHigher pain responseLower amygdala activationAltered pain perceptionAmygdala activationProcessing of painAmygdala responseEmotional numbingPain correlateMild painPain processingPain thresholdPain responsePain perceptionPainControl groupPTSD groupStress disorderRobust reductionAmygdala activityCombat controlsAmygdalaEmotional numbing symptoms
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