Reduced Hippocampal Activity in Youth with Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: An fMRI Study
Author(s) -
Victor G. Carrión,
Brian W. Haas,
Amy Garrett,
Suzan J. Song,
A. L. Reiss
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of pediatric psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1465-735X
pISSN - 0146-8693
DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp112
Subject(s) - psychology , task (project management) , hippocampus , cognition , hippocampal formation , interpersonal communication , posttraumatic stress , verbal memory , audiology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , neuroscience , medicine , communication , management , economics
Youth who experience interpersonal trauma and have posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) develop cognitive deficits that impact their development. Our goal is to investigate the function of the hippocampus in adolescents with PTSS during a memory processing task.
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