Consider Ethan and Kevin (their names are pseudonyms to protect their privacy), two children that I worked with as an ...

In the midst of assault, the brain's fear circuitry takes over while other key parts are impaired or even effectively shut ...

A new study reveals a connection between early life trauma and adult brain aging. Adults reporting severe childhood stress ...

A new developmental theory from an Iowa State researcher describes how our memory and perception of trauma can evolve over time, shifting with new experiences and as cognitive and emotional ...

On November 9th and 10th, I had the pleasure of directing our annual Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Conference, jointly sponsored by Boston University and the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare ...

People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experience traumatic memories differently than other types of negative memories. A recent Nature Neuroscience study investigates the neural patterns ...

Researchers found that trauma teams with stronger “who knows what” coordination were associated with shorter hospital and ICU ...

Memory defines us in so many ways, but it’s not exactly what we think it is. We tend to imagine memory almost like a filing cabinet — a faithful record of the past we can pull from when needed. But ...

Mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs) are a prevalent health issue in North America. There is increasing pressure to utilize ecologically valid models of closed-head mTBI in the preclinical setting to ...