Episode Nine: The Traumatized Brain (with Dr. Matthew J. Friedman & Dr. Matthew J. Girgenti)

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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