Child Sex Abuse Leaves Mark on Brain.

Bower, B.

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ERIC Number: EJ529962

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Child Sex Abuse Leaves Mark on Brain.

Bower, B.

Science News, v147 n22 p340 Jun 1995

Discusses a new finding that repeated sexual abuse in childhood underlies damage to the hippocampus, a structure previously implicated in short-term memory. (MKR)

Descriptors: Child Abuse, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Neurological Impairments, Sexual Abuse

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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