Larger amygdala but no change in hippocampal volume in 10-year-old children exposed to maternal depr...
Larger amygdala but no change in hippocampal volume in 10-year-old children exposed to maternal depressive symptomatology since birth
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Maternal separation and poor maternal care in animals have been shown to have important effects on the developing hippocampus and amygdala. In humans, children exposed to abuse/maltreatment or orphanage rearing do not present changes in hippocampal volumes. However, children reared in orphanages present enlarged amygdala volumes, suggesting that th...
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Larger amygdala but no change in hippocampal volume in 10-year-old children exposed to maternal depressive symptomatology since birth
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_885908889
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_885908889
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.1105371108
