APS
APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Amygdala Volume Differences Among Depressed, Maltreated, and Healthy Adolescents
- Summer Millwood
University of California, Irvine - Marie Gillespie
University of California, Irvine - Akul Sharma
University of California, Irvine - Heather Huszti
Children’s Hospital of Orange County - Uma Rao
Children’s Hospital of Orange County - Uma Rao
University of California, Irvine
Abstract
The amygdala is a crucial brain structure responsible for the processing and integration of emotional information. This study examined volumetric differences of the amygdala in healthy adolescents and depressed adolescents without maltreatment, and explored childhood adversity as a potential influential factor.
Neuropsychology
