Child abuse changes brain structure
Updated
A Canadian study published today in the journal Nature Neuroscience has found that abuse in early childhood can dramatically alter the way the brain copes with stress in adulthood.
Indeed the research suggests it can alter the structure of the brain making abused children less able to cope with stress in later life.
Presenter: Sen Lam
Speaker: Dr Anna Hackett is Director, Genetics of Learning Disability Service at Hunter Genetics Newcastle
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