Neurobiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and its Frontostriatal Implications: a short review

 

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Autori: Sánchez Castillo, Hugo, Paz-Trejo, Diana, Vazquéz Ramírez, Josselyn, Zarate González, Pavel, Migliaro, Martin
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2014
Descrizione:Throughout its evolutionary course, stress has remained as an adaptive response to stimuli that may jeopardize the integrity of an organism. Within this perspective, we can classify the stressors as psychological,physical or harmful to cardiovascular stability. However, when intense stressful events occur, there is a possibility of developing PTSD. This disorder makes use of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, which is commonly activated during stress and is kept activated even when the stressful stimulus has ended months ago. The consequences of this condition are observed at the neuroendocrine, neurochemical and anatomical level. This review aims to give a brief report of the neurobiology of stress, PTSD, and its implications in various structures,such as the amygdala, hippocampus and prefrontal cortex.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UCR
Istituzione:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lingua:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/14131
Accesso online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/actualidades/article/view/14131
Keyword:Stress
Cortisol
Trauma
hippocampu
prefrontal cortex