Regions of the brain associated with stress and PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to psychological trauma.
This is an illustration of the brain with its regions in associated with stress and PTSD highlighted. The regions are the prefontal cortex, the medial prefrontal cortex, the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, and the amygdala.
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