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Brain structural plasticity in survivors of a major earthquake

Author(s) -

Su Lui,

Long Chen,

Li Yao,

Yuan Xiao,

Qi Zhu Wu,

Jun Ran Zhang,

Xiao Qi Huang,

Wei Zhang,

Yu Qin Wang,

Hua Fu Chen,

Raymond C. K. Chan,

John A. Sweeney,

Qiyong Gong

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of psychiatry and neuroscience

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.767

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1488-2434

pISSN - 1180-4882

DOI - 10.1503/jpn.120244

Subject(s) - plasticity , neuroplasticity , psychology , medicine , neuroscience , physics , thermodynamics

Stress responses have been studied extensively in animal models, but effects of major life stress on the human brain remain poorly understood. The aim of this study was to determine whether survivors of a major earthquake, who were presumed to have experienced extreme emotional stress during the disaster, demonstrate differences in brain anatomy relative to individuals who have not experienced such stressors.

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