Abstract
RECENT RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT A LOSS OF SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY THE HIPPOCAMPUS, CAN PLAY A ROLE IN THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION (MASI, 2011). GIVEN THE EVIDENCE FOR HIPPOCAMPAL VOLUME CHANGES IN DEPRESSIVE PATIENTS AND ATROPHY OF HIPPOCAMPAL NEURONS UNDER STRESS, NEUROGENESIS (THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW NEURONS IN THE ADULT BRAIN’S DENTATE GYRUS) HAS RECEIVED A LOT OF INTEREST AS A POSSIBLE MEDIATOR OF STRESS EFFECTS ON THE HIPPOCAMPUS (ANACKER, 2014).
Publisher
British Psychological Society