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A Network-Based Neurobiological Model of PTSD: Evidence From Structural and Functional Neuroimaging Studies
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Purpose of review Although a fine-grained understanding of the neurobiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is yet to be elucidated, the last two decades have seen a rapid growth in the study of PTSD using neuroimaging techniques. The current review summarizes important findings from functional and structural neuroimaging studies of PTSD, by primarily focusing on their relevance towards an emerging network-based neurobiological model of the disorder.Recent findings PTSD may be characterized by a weakly connected and hypoactive default mode network (DMN) and central executive network (CEN) that are putatively destabilized by an overactive and hyperconnected salience network (SN), which appears to have a low threshold for perceived saliency, and inefficient DMN-CEN modulation. There is considerable evidence for large-scale functional and structural network dysfunction in PTSD. Nevertheless, several limitations and gaps in the literature need to be addressed in future research.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Akiki, T. J., Averill, C. L., & Abdallah, C. G.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Abdallah, Chadi G.
- Venue
- Current Psychiatry Reports
- Published
- 2017-09-19
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 81-81
- ISSN
- 1523-3812 (ISSN-L)
- 1535-1645
- PMC
- PMC5960989
- OpenAlex
- W2756085351
- Cited by
- 365
- References
- 84
- Citations by year
- 2026: 35 · 2025: 44 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 52 · 2022: 53 · 2021: 39 · 2020: 41 · 2019: 31 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 3.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Current Psychiatry Reports (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Stanley Medical Research Institute
- National Institutes of Health (5k23mh101498-05)
- National Institute of Mental Health (K23MH-101498()
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Keywords
- post-traumatic stress disorder, neurobiological model, brain networks, default mode network, frontoparietal network, salience network, network dysfunction, functional connectivity, structural neuroimaging, functional neuroimaging
- MeSH terms
- Brain, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Models, Neurological, Nerve Net, Neurobiology, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Functional Neuroimaging
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