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As a teenager, Omar Rutledge was a US infantry soldier in Iraq. Now, he wants to understand how trauma changes the brain, and he hopes to develop better treatments for people struggling with mental health.
As a teenager, Omar Rutledge was a US infantry soldier in Iraq. Now, he wants to understand how trauma changes the brain, and he hopes to develop better treatments for people struggling with mental health.