Reduced volume of orbitofrontal cortex in major depression
Biological PsychiatryPublished 1 February 2002
J. Douglas Bremner, Meena Vythilingam, Eric Vermetten, Ahsan Nazeer, Jahan Zaib Adil, Sarfraz Khan
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These findings are consistent with smaller orbitofrontal cortical volume in depression.
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These findings are consistent with smaller orbitofrontal cortical volume in depression.
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