| The Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has published new research from the department of psychiatry at Harvard University about the impact of childhood abuse on brain growth. Findings include: the volumes of three areas of the hippocampus were reduced by up to 6.5% in people repeatedly exposed to abuse as children. |
| Source: Guardian 13 February 2012 |
| Further information: Childhood maltreatment is associated with reduced volume in the hippocampal subfields CA3, dentate gyrus, and subiculum (PDF) 13 February 2012 |
