​What Suggests That People with a Smaller Than Average Hippocampus

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Multiple Choice

​What suggests that people with a smaller than average hippocampus have increased risk of PTSD?

• A)Comparisons of the brains of hundreds of people with and without PTSD
• B)​Studies of soldiers who had brain scans prior to enduring a traumatic experience
• C)​Comparisons of the brains of monozygotic twins with and without PTSD
• D)​Studies of the brains of people before and after treatment for PTSD

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