Publications by authors named "Michelle R Dickerson"
Article Synopsis
- - Neuropsychiatric issues like anxiety and depression are increasingly recognized as long-term effects of blast-related traumatic brain injury (bTBI) in military personnel and Veterans, often surfacing months or even years after the injury.
- - The study focuses on the relationship between chronic changes in the brain, specifically in the hippocampus and motor cortex, and the development of these psychiatric conditions following repeated blast exposure.
- - Results show that male rats exposed to repeated blasts exhibited signs of depression and anxiety weeks later, with observable pathological changes in brain cells correlating with these behavioral outcomes, indicating a link between brain changes and neuropsychiatric impairments.
Vestibular impairment has become a frequent consequence following blast-related traumatic brain injury (bTBI) in military personnel and Veterans. Behavioral outcomes such as depression, fear and anxiety are also common comorbidities of bTBI. To accelerate pre-clinical research and therapy developments, there is a need to study the link between behavioral patterns and neuropathology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF