How does PTSD relate to the size of the hippocampus?

a. PTSD sufferers have a smaller than average hippocampus because of high cortisol levels.
b. PTSD sufferers have a larger than average hippocampus because of high cortisol levels.
c. PTSD sufferers probably had a smaller than average hippocampus prior to the trauma.
d. PTSD sufferers probably had a larger than average hippocampus prior to the trauma.


c

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