GTP at the 2026 Atlanta Regional Brain Bee
The Grady Trauma Project (GTP) was excited to participate in the 2026 Atlanta Regional Brain Bee by hosting an interactive booth showcasing the amygdala —a brain region that detects threat, triggers fear responses, and is commonly hyperactive in individuals with trauma exposure or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). GTP investigator, Dr. Sanne van Rooij, and Neuroscience Ph.D. students, Patlapa Sompolpong and Trinidi Prochaska, represented the GTP at the Atlanta Regional Brain Bee which was...