After trauma, some people develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mental health condition that can involve intrusive nightmares, flashbacks, and physical reactions when reminded of the ...
Traumatic events actually cause distinct behaviors in the brain. Recalling a traumatic episode can make your brain think you are reliving it. The trauma response stems from your brain’s evolved ...
A new study from the Emory University School of Medicine shows gentle vibrations placed on the chest during mindfulness ...
Trauma seems to co-occur with brain injury. How can it not when brain injury devastates almost every part of one’s life? I researched and devoted a portion of my book, Brain Injury, Trauma, and Grief: ...
What began as a child's encounter with trauma has grown into a research programme committed to understanding recovery. When she was in Grade 5, Dr Gillian Mahumane's father suffered a traumatic brain ...
New trauma model: Researchers suggest trauma is not stored in the body but reflects a rigid, threat-biased prediction system in the brain. Therapy implications: Flow-based activities may help restore ...
Over a year ago, I wrote a post about how trauma is "not just in your head". Here, I follow it up with corroborating evidence. I’ve dedicated most of my life to treating trauma using ...
Anoxic brain injury, also called anoxic encephalopathy or hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, is a life threatening condition resulting from a complete lack of oxygen to the brain. Anoxic brain injury (ABI ...
A newly discovered biological signal in the blood could help health care teams and researchers better understand how children respond to brain injuries at the cellular level, according to our research ...