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Hippocampal volume and resilience in posttramatic stress disorder

March 22, 2011 by

The hippocampus, a brain region implicated in memory and interpreting environmental contexts, has been the focus of a controversy in post-traumatic stress disorder. A new study has found that larger hippocampal volume is associated with recovery of PTSD.

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