PTSD! What is it and how can analyzing brain tissue inform future treatments for it? Tolu and Kristina are joined by PTSD expert, Dr. Matthew J. Friedman and Dr. Matthew J. Girgenti, an Associate Research Scientist from the Yale School of Medicine. In this episode, they talk about transcriptomics, proteomics, PTSD treatments, and immunology. They also talk about the sex differences found in PTSD brains. Kristina's movie recommendations are: Leave No Trace, American Sniper, and The Flags of Our Fathers. The term of the episode (TOTE) is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, otherwise known as PTSD. 

Matt & Matt’s Article:

Girgenti, M.J., Wang, J., Ji, D. et al. Transcriptomic organization of the human brain in post-traumatic stress disorder. Nat Neurosci 24, 24–33 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-020-00748-7

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