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Trauma, media and the brain

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Greater exposure to media coverage of traumatic events is associated with greater symptoms of post-traumatic stress. A new study by Dick et al. indicates that this relationship is stronger in youth with a specific pattern of brain activation that may make them more vulnerable to the effects of trauma.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA

    Lisa M. Shin & Samuel R. Sommers

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA

    Lisa M. Shin

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Shin, L.M., Sommers, S.R. Trauma, media and the brain. Nat Hum Behav 5, 1471–1472 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01224-3

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