Sports can have anti-depressant-like effects in children

Adult depression has long been associated with shrinkage of the hippocampus, a brain region that plays an important role in memory and response to stress. Now, the new research has linked participation in team sports to larger hippocampal volumes in children and less depression in boys ages 9 to 11.

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