Objectives
- Examine the effects of traumatic stress
- Learn about normal brain development across the lifespan
- Explore the neurobiology of PTSD
- Highlight the changes in cognition and brain structure associated with PTSD
- Identify crucial components to effective PTSD treatment
- Examine the effects of pharmacotherapy on brain function
- Learn about the function hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in the stress response systems, and abnormalities in the HPA axis in persons with PTSD
- Identify specific neurochemicals implicated in the development of PTSD including chatecholamines, serotonin, amino acids (specifically GABA) and peptides.
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes