The Innate Alarm System and Subliminal Threat Presentation in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Neuroimaging of the Midbrain and Cerebellum

Background The innate alarm system, a network of interconnected midbrain, other brainstem, and thalamic structures, serves to rapidly detect stimuli in the environment prior to the onset of conscious awareness. This system is sensitive to threatening stimuli and has evolved to process these stimuli...

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Main Authors: Braeden A. Terpou, Maria Densmore, Janine Thome, Paul Frewen, Margaret C. McKinnon, Ruth A. Lanius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Chronic Stress
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2470547018821496