How does trauma affect your brain?

Hi! My name is Lila Urogdy, and I study biopsychology, cognition, and neuroscience at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. My podcast is focused on sharing new and interesting information about psychology, neuroscience, and mental health topics to make research more accessible to the general public.

This episode is all about PTSD and how trauma affects the brain. Linked below are all sources used in this podcast, as well as references for additional information if you're curious about learning more.

• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355967
• https://www.nature.com/articles/tp2016214
• doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.159.10.1675

• https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100854

• https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynstr.2024.100606

• https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.944838

• https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.2637

• https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2015.57