Open AccessThe hippocampus and executive functions in depression
Author(s) -
Shahbaz Ali Khan,
Vssr Ryali,
Pookala Shivaram Bhat,
Jyoti Prakash,
Kalpana Srivastava,
Shagufta Khanam
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/0972-6748.160920
Subject(s) - wisconsin card sorting test , depression (economics) , executive dysfunction , psychology , hippocampal formation , analysis of variance , hippocampus , cognition , categorical variable , executive functions , psychiatry , clinical psychology , audiology , medicine , neuroscience , neuropsychology , statistics , mathematics , economics , macroeconomics
The relationship between depression, hippocampus (HC), and executive dysfunctions seems complex and has been the focus of research. Recent evidence indicates a possible role of HC in executive dysfunction seen in depression. No such studies on Indian population have been done.