Given that the ELFN1 expression status is significantly associated with PTSD and ELFN1 expression is reduced in the dlPFC (Girgenti et al., 2021), ELFN1 may play a role together with other GABA-related key drivers (SST, PNOC, and GAD2) in the executive-control network. The gene discussed is ELFN1; the disease is post-traumatic stress disorder.