Study Reveals Lasting Brain Changes Linked to Childhood Maltreatment
The findings were strongest in young women and showed region-specific changes in thickness, surface area and volume across the brain.
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Childhood abuse leaves a scar on the brain, study finds
Childhood abuse leaves a scar on the brain, a new neuroimaging study led by UCLA psychologists has shown. The researchers found associations between the severity of different maltreatment exposures and cortical thickness, surface area and subcortical volume based on MRI images of individuals. The effect was more pronounced in young women than in men or in children. The study is the largest of its kind to examine the neurobiological legacy of childhood maltreatment across a diverse, global sample of people.
A large international study shows that child abuse may permanently alter the structure of the brain. Subscribe to the newsletter! Want the latest science news fresh in your inbox every day? Or every week? Subscribe to the newsletter here! People who were abused in their youth have a […] in adulthood. More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.
A more comprehensive than ever before, international brain imaging study has shown that childhood physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect leave lasting, physical wounds in the human brain. In the research, led by psychologists at UCLA, they analyzed MRI recordings of almost 3,700 people and revealed clear structural distortions in the emotional and cognitive centers. In addition, the lesions experienced turned out to be the most persist…
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