Compromised hippocampus‐striatum pathway as a potential imaging biomarker of mild‐traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder

Abstract

PTSD/mTBI are associated with hippocampal-striatal hyperconnectivity from which it is difficult to disengage, leading to a habit-like response toward episodic traumatic memories, which fits well with behavioral manifestations of combat-related PTSD/mTBI. Hum Brain Mapp 38:2843-2864, 2017. © 2017 The Authors Human Brain Mapping Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.