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. 2015 Feb 1;77(3):210-211.
doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.11.007.

Hippocampal subfields and major depressive disorder

Benjamin Adam Samuels  1 , E David Leonardo  1 , René Hen  2
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Hippocampal subfields and major depressive disorder

Benjamin Adam Samuels et al. Biol Psychiatry. .
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BAS and EDL report no biomedical financial interests or potential conflicts of interest.

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Recurrent depressive episodes lead to decreased dentate gyrus (blue) volume and possibly decreased adult hippocampal neurogenesis (green cells) levels. These changes are partially reversed by antidepressant treatment. MDD, major depressive disorder.
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