Essays about: "hippocampal volume"

Found 3 essays containing the words hippocampal volume.

  1. 1. The Traumatized Brain : A systematic review of Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder and Hippocampal Volume

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Natalia Jarzombek; [2023]
    Keywords : PTSD; post-traumatic stress disorder; posttraumatic stress disorder; hippocampus; volume;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to look at the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on the hippocampus, specifically any variations in volume between individuals with PTSD and a control group. Two databases, PubMed and Web of Science, were utilised to locate literature, with a focuson recent (5-year) articles. READ MORE

  3. 2. Effects on the Hippocampal Volume and Function : Stress and Depression Versus Physical Exercise

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Emelie Olson; [2018]
    Keywords : hippocampus; hippocampal volume; hippocampal function; memory; stress; depression; physical exercise;

    Abstract : In this essay, changes in the human hippocampal volume and function induced by stress, depression and physical exercise are examined. Hippocampus is crucially involved in the acquisition and retrieval of episodic and spatial memory, and hippocampal volume correlates with episodic and spatial memory performance. READ MORE

  4. 3. Higher depression scores are associated with lower pattern separation performance in humans

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Arina Semenova; [2015]
    Keywords : depression; pattern separation; memory interference; recognition memory; BPS-O; neurogenesis; hippocampus; dentate gyrus; gender; gender-difference; Medicine and Health Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Memory impairment has been connected to depression, however this association appears complex. Pattern separation is a specific hippocampal function, which separates similar events and stimuli into distinct memory representations. Hippocampal volume reduction has been seen in individuals suffering from depression. READ MORE