The researchers found that children with post-traumatic stress disorder and high levels of the stress hormone cortisol were likely to experience a decrease in the size of the hippocampus - a brain structure important in memory processing and emotion.
The researchers found that children with post-traumatic stress disorder and high levels of the stress hormone cortisol were likely to experience a decrease in the size of the hippocampus - a brain structure important in memory processing and emotion.
这些研究者发现患有创伤后应激障碍的儿童和体内应激激素皮质醇含量高的儿童可能出现海马体积的缩小（海马是参与记忆过程和情绪反应的重要脑结构）。