Losing sleep, losing brain?

Friday, January 29, 2010 - 17:28 in Psychology & Sociology

Chronic and severely stressful situations, like those connected to depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, have been associated with smaller volumes in "stress sensitive" brain regions, such as the cingulate region of the cerebral cortex and the hippocampus, a brain region involved in memory formation.

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