Reduced hippocampal volume is associated with overgeneralization of negative context in individuals with PTSD

Neuropsychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 151-161

  Levy Gigi, Einat ^a,b   Szabo, Csilla ^b,c   Richter Levin, Gal ^a   Kéri, Szabolcs ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^d BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Context; Generalization; Hippocampus; PTSD; Structural brain imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STIMULUS GENERALIZATION; TRAUMA AND LIFE EVENT SELF REPORT INVENTORY; AMYGDALA; BRAIN; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; BRAIN; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84925970148     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/neu0000131     Document Type: Article

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