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Following stress, GMV has been determined using high-resolution MRI for the ACC, hippocampus, amygdala and RSG (Fig. 2.1a–d). Significant volume changes are observed in the ACC of hippocampus but not in the amygdala nor the RSG (Table 2.1).
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