Stress The hippocampus contains high levels of glucocorticoid receptors, which make it more vulnerable to long-term stress than most other brain areas. There is evidence that humans having experienced severe, long-lasting traumatic stress show atrophy of the hippocampus more than of other parts of the brain. These effects show up in post-traumatic stress disorder, and they may contribute to the hippocampal atrophy reported in schizophrenia and severe depression. see also MRI database at www.depressiondatabase.org Anterior hippocampal volume in children is positively correlated with parental family income and this correlation is thought to be mediated by income related stress. A study has revealed atrophy as a result of depression, but this can be stopped with anti-depressants even if they are not effective in relieving other symptoms.
Stress The hippocampus contains high levels of glucocorticoid receptors which make it more vulnerable to long-term stress than most other brain areas There is evidence that humans having experienced severe long-lasting traumatic stress show atrophy of the hippocampus more than of other parts of the brain These effects show up in post-traumatic stress disorder and they may contribute to the hippocampal atrophy reported in schizophrenia and severe depression see also MRI database at wwwdepressiondatabaseorg Anterior hippocampal volume in children is positively correlated with parental family income and this correlation is thought to be mediated by income related stress A study has revealed atrophy as a result of depression but this can be stopped with anti-depressants even if they are not effective in relieving other symptoms