The nurse is providing education to a client about recent brain imaging, which shows hippocampal volume loss. What is the nurse's understanding of this finding?
A) Hippocampal volume loss may be linked with brief, intense bouts of stress.
B) Hippocampal volume loss may be linked with depression, impaired learning, and memory.
C) Underactivation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis plays a role in damage to hippocampal neurons.
D) Cortisol deficiency is thought to play a role in hippocampal damage.
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