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Leonel Rangel-Jimenez

Duke University

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Dissociable Neural Responses to Conditioned Social Threats are Modulated by Spatial Proximity in PTSD and MDD

N. C. Steele, Leonel Rangel-Jimenez, Dash A. Watts, LeeAnne Tunstall, Jenna Beakas, Ahmed Hussain, Ashley Huggins, Delin Sun, Kevin S. LaBar, Rajendra A. Morey

In 50 trauma-exposed veterans, thalamic hypoactivity to near virtual-reality threats tracked both PTSD and MDD severity, while amygdala hyperactivity to far threats tracked only PTSD severity.

bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience✦ In-depth digest

Volumetric Differences of Thalamic Nuclei are Associated with Post-Trauma Psychopathology

Nick Steele, Ahmed Tafsirul Hussain, C. Lexi Baird, Courtney C. Haswell, Delin Sun, Leonel Rangel-Jimenez, Chadi G. Abdallah, Michael Angstadt, Geoffrey May, Hannah E. Berg, Jennifer Urbano Blackford, Josh M. Cisler, Judith Karina Daniels, Nicholas D. Davenport, Richard J. Davidson, , Rajendra A. Morey

The paper examines thalamic volume differences in trauma-exposed individuals with PTSD, MDD, and controls, finding specific volume reductions and associations with symptom severity and childhood trauma.

bioRxiv · Jul 24, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience