Childhood trauma is associated with altered cortical arousal: insights from an EEG study

Background: Childhood trauma is associated with psychiatric disorders, yet the underlying psychobiological mechanisms that account for this link are not well understood. Alterations in cortical arousal may, however, play a key role in mediating this association. We hypothesised that childhood trauma...

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Main Authors: Fleur Margaret Howells, Dan J Stein, Vivienne Ann Russell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2012.00120/full