Differential Association between Childhood Sexual Vs. Physical Abuse and Hippocampal Activity during Emotion-Contextual Memory Retrieval

The proposed study aims to examine how childhood sexual and physical abuse may differentially be associated with hippocampal activation during emotional memory retrieval in adulthood. Childhood abuse, whether sexual or physical, has long-term effects on brain function, particularly in regions responsible for memory and emotional regulation, such as the hippocampus.