Long-lasting consequences of early life stress on brain structure, Emotion and cognition

Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences

Volumn 18, Issue , 2014, Pages 81-92

  Krugers, Harm J ^a   Joël, Marian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Early life adversity; Hippocampus; Stress

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; NERVE CELL; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SYNAPSE;

EID: 84921713747     PISSN: 18663370     EISSN: 18663389     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/7854_2014_289     Document Type: Article

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