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Post-traumatic stress influences the brain even in the absence of symptoms: A systematic, quantitative meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies

Stark, E.A., Parsons, C.E., Van Hartevelt, T.J., Charquero-Ballester, M., McManners, H., Ehlers, A., Stein, A., Kringelbach, M.L.·2015·Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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Stress affects brain function, and may lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Considerable empirical data for the neurobiology of PTSD has been derived from neuroimaging studies, although findings have proven inconsistent. We used an activation likelihood estimation analysis to explore differences in brain activity between adults with and without PTSD in response to affective stimuli. We separated studies by type of control group: trauma-exposed and trauma-naïve. This revealed distinct patterns of differences in functional activity. Compared to trauma-exposed controls, regions of the basal ganglia were differentially active in PTSD; whereas the comparison with trauma-naïve controls revealed differential involvement in the right anterior insula, precuneus, cingulate and orbitofrontal cortices known to be involved in emotional regulation. Changes in activity in the amygdala and parahippocampal cortex distinguished PTSD from both control groups. Results suggest that trauma has a measurable, enduring effect upon the functional dynamics of the brain, even in individuals who experience trauma but do not develop PTSD. These findings contribute to the understanding of whole-brain network activity following trauma, and its transition to clinical PTSD.

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Authors: Stark, E. A., Parsons, C. E., Van Hartevelt, T. J., Charquero-Ballester, M., McManners, H., Ehlers, A., Stein, A., & Kringelbach, M. L.
Affiliations: Aarhus University (DK)
University of Oxford (GB)
Corresponding author: Kringelbach, M.L.
ORCID: Stark, E.A.
Parsons, C.E.
Ehlers, A.
Stein, A.
Kringelbach, M.L.
Venue: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2015-09
Volume: 56
Pages: 207-221
ISSN: 0149-7634 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2015.07.007
OpenAlex: W2133265147
Cited by: 152
References: 103
Citations by year: 2026: 7 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 18 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 1
FWCI: 2.06
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Braveheart Foundation
Wellcome Trust (069777)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Keywords: post-traumatic stress disorder, trauma exposure, brain activity, emotional stimuli, basal ganglia, anterior insula, precuneus, cingulate cortex, orbitofrontal cortex, amygdala, parahippocampal cortex, emotion regulation, brain networks
MeSH terms: Brain, Humans, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Neuroimaging

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