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A small area of the brain which has been linked to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) could help patients with traumatic brain injury, an expert has said.

Researchers from Minneapolis VA Medical Center used a technique called magnetoencephalography to measure neuron communication within the brain in patients diagnosed with PTSD.

Activity was unusual in a small part of the brain located above the right ear, according to the study which was published in the Journal of Neural Engineering.

This means that monitoring that section of the brain could be the key to understanding PTSD.

Researchers are planning to include those with mild traumatic brain injury in future studies, the VA's Brian Engdahl said on Minnesota Public Radio.

Tom Berger, chair of the National PTSD & Substance Abuse Committee for Vietnam Veterans of America told the radio station that the research is somewhat lacking.

"It's fine research. Very good research. It just, it's pretty narrow given what we know about PTSD and what little we know about traumatic brain injury," he said.

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