Can traumatic stress alter the brain? Understanding the implications of early trauma on brain development and learning

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 51, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Carrion, Victor G ^a   Wong, Shane S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Hippocampus; Learning; MRI; PFC; PTSS

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HIPPOCAMPUS VOLUME; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEMORY; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84864071978     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.04.010     Document Type: Review

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