The hippocampus, a key structure in the formation of memories of events and contexts, expresses receptors that enable it to respond to stress hormones in the blood. We now know that it atrophies in a number of psychiatric disorders.
形成事件和经过的记忆的关键组织海马具有感受器，使它能够对血液中的应激荷尔蒙做出反应。我们现在知道，在许多精神疾病中，海马会萎缩。