2003
Neural correlates of declarative memory for emotionally valenced words in women with posttraumatic stress disorder related to early childhood sexual abuse
Bremner JD, Vythilingam M, Vermetten E, Southwick SM, McGlashan T, Staib LH, Soufer R, Charney DS. Neural correlates of declarative memory for emotionally valenced words in women with posttraumatic stress disorder related to early childhood sexual abuse. Biological Psychiatry 2003, 53: 879-889. PMID: 12742675, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(02)01891-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAbuse-related posttraumatic stress disorderMedial prefrontal cortexBrain areasPrefrontal cortexEarly childhood sexual abuseBlood flowChildhood abuse-related posttraumatic stress disorderSexual abuse-related posttraumatic stress disorderStress disorderChildhood sexual abuseCerebral blood flowPositron emission tomographic measurementsSpecific brain areasInferior temporal gyrusInferior parietal cortexMiddle frontal gyrusNeural correlatesTrauma-specific stimuliDeclarative memoryMotor cortexControl subjectsFrontal cortexSymptom provocationAnimal studies
1999
Neural correlates of exposure to traumatic pictures and sound in Vietnam combat veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder: a positron emission tomography study
Bremner J, Staib L, Kaloupek D, Southwick S, Soufer R, Charney D. Neural correlates of exposure to traumatic pictures and sound in Vietnam combat veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder: a positron emission tomography study. Biological Psychiatry 1999, 45: 806-816. PMID: 10202567, PMCID: PMC3233761, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00297-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderNon-PTSD subjectsBlood flowVietnam combat veteransCerebral blood flow responseStress disorderBlood flow responsePositron emission tomography studySymptoms of patientsCerebral blood flowSubcortical brain areasEmission tomography studiesCombat veteransMedial prefrontal cortexPositron emission tomographyInferior parietal cortexNeural correlatesVisuospatial processingPTSD subjectsPTSD patientsBrain areasLingual gyrusAnterior cingulatePosterior cingulateParietal cortex