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AnxietyJuly 6, 2026

Childhood Abuse Timing Linked to Hippocampus and Amygdala Emotion Responses

TL;DR: A 2026 fMRI study in Molecular Psychiatry linked abuse before age 13 to stronger hippocampal responses during non-conscious negative emotion processing, while abuse during adolescence was linked to stronger amygdala responses during conscious emotion vi…

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Neuropsychiatric DisordersMay 10, 2026

Childhood Psychological Abuse Predicted Lower Adult Relationship Satisfaction Through Reduced Belongingness

TL;DR: A 2026 longitudinal study in Personality and Individual Differences followed 346 Turkish young adults across two survey waves three months apart and found that childhood psychological abuse predicted lower adult relationship satisfaction, with a reduced…

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Childhood Abuse Timing Linked to Hippocampus and Amygdala Emotion Responses

Childhood Psychological Abuse Predicted Lower Adult Relationship Satisfaction Through Reduced Belongingness

The findings. The context. The caveats.