A new study finds that veterans and active-duty service members with combat-related PTSD and mild traumatic brain injury had larger amygdalas–the region of the brain that processes such emotions as fear, anxiety, and aggression–than those with only brain injuries.
The findings appeared online April 25 in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.
Through magnetic resonance imaging, the researchers found that the right and left sides of the amygdala in people with combat-related PTSD and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) were larger than those in people with only combat-related mTBI. The amygdala is an almond-shaped section of tissue in the temporal portion of the brain and is key to triggering PTSD symptoms.
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