Cerebral cortex: Childhood abuse alters cortical fields

Cerebral cortex: Childhood abuse alters cortical fields

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A long-term consequence of childhood sexual abuse can be the development of sexual dysfunction in adulthood, although the underlying mechanisms are unknown. Using MRI, the authors found that individuals who had suffered childhood sexual abuse display cortical thinning in regions of the somatosensory cortex that

Original Article: http://feeds.nature.com/~r/nrn/rss/current/~3/9VLEUvpwlo4/nrn3539

Julio Pereira, MD

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