The influence of negative life events on hippocampal and amygdala volumes in old age: A life-course perspective

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1219-1228

  Gerritsen, L ^a   Kalpouzos, G ^a   Westman, E ^b,c   Simmons, A ^c,d   Wahlund, L O ^b   Backman L ^a   Fratiglioni, L ^a,e   Wang, H X ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Department of Neurobiology   (Sweden)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d King s College London   (United Kingdom)

^e STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ageing; amygdala; hippocampus; MRI; psychosocial stress

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYGDALA; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84925251369     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291714002293     Document Type: Article

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