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<p>Traumatic memory retrieval is marked by vivid sensations, temporal fragmentation and a sense of reliving the past. Here we apply an unrestricted, whole-brain connectome approach to examine neutral and traumatic memory retrieval using functional magnetic resonance imaging in 90 individuals: those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD, <i>n</i> = 46) and its dissociative subtype (PTSD + DS, <i>n</i> = 19) versus trauma-exposed controls (<i>n</i> = 25). Both PTSD and PTSD + DS exhibited hypoconnectivity in cerebrocerebellar and basal ganglia–cerebellar circuits alongside increased intracerebellar connectivity during traumatic memory retrieval only, reflecting a segregated cerebellar topology and a breakdown in long-range cortical connections. Brainstem–cerebellar hyperconnectivity was observed in PTSD + DS relative to controls during traumatic memory retrieval and in all participants with PTSD when directly comparing traumatic versus neutral memory retrieval. PTSD + DS exhibited additional hypoconnectivity between occipital regions and the thalamus and basal ganglia. These findings suggest a disruption to subcortical–cortical ‘vertical’ integration during traumatic memory retrieval, where cerebellar-based predictive processes may be markedly altered.</p>

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Reduced cerebello-thalamo-cortical functional connectivity during traumatic memory retrieval in PTSD

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    2025年8月12日

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  • Breanne E. Kearney,
  • Maria Densmore,
  • Jean Théberge,
  • Rakesh Jetly,
  • Margaret C. McKinnon,
  • Saurabh B. Shaw,
  • Ruth A. Lanius

摘要

Traumatic memory retrieval is marked by vivid sensations, temporal fragmentation and a sense of reliving the past. Here we apply an unrestricted, whole-brain connectome approach to examine neutral and traumatic memory retrieval using functional magnetic resonance imaging in 90 individuals: those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD, n = 46) and its dissociative subtype (PTSD + DS, n = 19) versus trauma-exposed controls (n = 25). Both PTSD and PTSD + DS exhibited hypoconnectivity in cerebrocerebellar and basal ganglia–cerebellar circuits alongside increased intracerebellar connectivity during traumatic memory retrieval only, reflecting a segregated cerebellar topology and a breakdown in long-range cortical connections. Brainstem–cerebellar hyperconnectivity was observed in PTSD + DS relative to controls during traumatic memory retrieval and in all participants with PTSD when directly comparing traumatic versus neutral memory retrieval. PTSD + DS exhibited additional hypoconnectivity between occipital regions and the thalamus and basal ganglia. These findings suggest a disruption to subcortical–cortical ‘vertical’ integration during traumatic memory retrieval, where cerebellar-based predictive processes may be markedly altered.