Childhood Stress Decreases Size of Brain Regions
Aug 16, 2014•3 min
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Episode description
Children who experience neglect, abuse and/or poverty can have smaller amygdalas and hippocampuses, brain regions involved in emotion and memory, compared with kids raised in nurturing environments. Christie Nicholson reports
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