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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Stress & Brain


The Huffington Post    

Extreme Stress Could Shrink The Brain

Stress Shrinks Brain

Even for healthy people, stressful moments can take a toll on the brain, a new study from Yale University suggests.
Researchers reported in the journal Biological Psychiatry that stressful moments in life -- like going through a divorce or being laid off -- can actually shrink the brain by reducing gray matter in regions tied to emotion and physiological functions. This is important because these changes in brain gray matter could signal future psychiatric problems, researchers warned./.../

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