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Philip M. Newton, Ph.D. is a Neuroscience Lecturer at Swansea University Medical School in the United Kingdom. See full bio

January 29, 2009, Neuroscience

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The anatomy of posttraumatic stress disorder

By Phil Newton on January 29, 2009 in From Mouse to Man

What parts of the brain are involved in posttraumatic stress disorder? A recent study of Vietnam veterans used a novel and clever strategy to produce some unexpected results. Read More

I love you articles - thank

Submitted by Katie on January 30, 2009 - 12:45pm.

I love you articles - thank you so much for writing about these complex topics in such a clear, straight-forward way.

That's why I'm here!

Submitted by Phil Newton on January 30, 2009 - 3:42pm.

Thanks for the kind words.

maybe the hippocampus's

Submitted by Terrance on February 25, 2009 - 2:06am.

maybe the hippocampus's suppression of the amygdala's signals is enough, but that is not something we can test. this reminds me of colouration of dog hair, where the pigments, though created, are at the mercy of being transported onto the hair in order to be expressed.