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Investigating the interplay between explicit narrative and implicit emotional memory contributes to a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying PTSD.<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291724003398_sec2\" sec-type=\"methods\">\n\t    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>This case\u2013control study focused on two groups: unmedicated patients with PTSD and a trauma-exposed control (TEC) group who did not develop PTSD. Experiments included real-time measurements of blood oxygenation changes using functional near-infrared spectroscopy during trauma narration and processing of emotional and linguistic data through natural language processing (NLP).<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291724003398_sec3\" sec-type=\"results\">\n\t    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>Real-time fNIRS monitoring showed that PTSD patients (mean [SD] Oxy-Hb activation, 0.153 [0.084], 95% CI 0.124 to 0.182) had significantly higher brain activity in the left anterior medial prefrontal cortex (L-amPFC) within 10\u00a0s after expressing negative emotional words compared with the control group (0.047 [0.026], 95% CI 0.038 to 0.056; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). In the control group, there was a significant time-series correlation between the use of negative emotional memory words and activation of the L-amPFC (latency 3.82\u00a0s, slope\u00a0=\u00a00.0067, peak value\u00a0=\u00a00.184, difference\u00a0=\u00a00.273; Spearman\u2019s <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.727, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). In contrast, the left anterior cingulate prefrontal cortex of PTSD patients remained in a state of high activation (peak value\u00a0=\u00a00.153, difference\u00a0=\u00a00.084) with no apparent latency period.<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291724003398_sec4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\">\n\t    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>PTSD patients display overactivity in pathways associated with rapid emotional responses and diminished regulation in cognitive processing areas. 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