Scientists Work To Unravel Mysteries Of How Anxiety, PTSD Affect Brain

By Allen Martin and Molly McCrea, CBS San Francisco:

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A group of Bay Area scientists have unraveled some surprising secrets about post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD which one day could lead to better therapies and treatments.

The team recently published its findings in the journal Translational Psychiatry.

At UC Berkeley, neuroscientist Dr. Daniela Kaufer and now UCSF post-doc Kimberly Long — along with UCSF and San Francisco VA scientists Radiologist Dr. Linda Chao and Psychiatrist Dr. Thomas Neylan — may have provided a convincing reason why some people are resilient to trauma and others are susceptible.

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