The brains of victims of physical abuse and psychological maltreatment may undergo permanent changes to the __________ and __________, both part of the limbic system.

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Childhood maltreatment (physical and psychological) can lead to reduction in the hippocampus and amygdala, part of the limbic system, in adulthood.

The Brains of Victims of Physical Abuse and Psychological Maltreatment