Past abuse leads to loss of gray matter in brains of adolescents
Monday, December 5, 2011 - 20:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Adolescents who were abused and neglected have less gray matter in some areas of the brain than young people who have not been maltreated, a new study shows. The brain areas impacted by maltreatment may differ between boys and girls, may depend on whether the youths had been exposed to abuse or neglect, and may be linked to whether the neglect was physical or emotional.