New study finds that traumatic stress is associated with a smaller cerebellum medicalxpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from medicalxpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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<p>Duke-led research reveals that adults with PTSD have a 2% smaller cerebellum than people without the disorder. The finding expands understanding of the cerebellum’s role in the brain beyond balance and movement to include emotion and cognition and also suggests that targeting the cerebellum may improve current treatments for PTSD, such as deep brain stimulation. Still unknown is whether a smaller cerebellum creates susceptibility to PTSD or PTSD causes it to shrink.</p>
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