Table 2.

The summary of literature study for connectivity in the thalamus.

Connectivity Research	Reference Number
Increased coactivity with ACC, posterior cingulate cortex, and thalamus	[55]
Increase in effective connectivity from thalamus to amygdala	[56,57,58,59]
Increase in effective connectivity from thalamus to ACC, striatum, and occipital cortex	[56]
Positive correlation between thalamus−amygdala and PTSD severity	[58]
Depletion of connectivity between thalamus and ACC	[19,52,60,61]
Emotional processing correlation between thalamus and ACC/PCC	[55]
Alteration of connectivity from VLT to other sensory areas in dissociative PTSD patients	[62]
Enhanced connectivity of pedunculopontine nuclei (reticular activation system) and anterior thalamic nucleus in dissociative PTSD	[48]
Enhanced connectivity between thalamus and locus coeruleus	[63]
Simultaneous enhancement of activity in midline thalamus and periaqueductal nuclei in animal PTSD model	[64]
Diminished correlation between CAN and HRV	[65]
Enhanced connectivity between thalamus and VTA	[66]
Positive correlation between thalamus activity and alexithymia	[68]