Children who experience traumatic events may show subtle but measurable differences in how their brains process attention and ...

A single neural thread in the brain may explain why some people who are hurt lash out while others turn the pain inward. A ...

Our brain is always there. From birth, and even prenatally, it is exposed to the environment. How does the brain react to that? The brain shows spontaneous or intrinsic activity that seems to remain ...

A study in China found that altered brain activity in the left precuneus mediates the association between childhood trauma ...

Events during childhood may continue to affect our emotions as adults. There has been plenty of evidence, for example, that people who experienced childhood trauma are more vulnerable to depression.

Childhood trauma has long been known to raise a child’s odds of developing depression and addiction later on. Now, a small but intriguing new study links these risks to specific changes in the brain, ...

Researchers identified SGK1 as a key chemical connecting childhood trauma to depression and suicidal behavior. High SGK1 ...

A new study reveals that aggression and self-harm share a biological foundation in the brain’s response to early-life trauma.

Dr. Poletti's groundbreaking research has transformed understanding of how early life experiences become biologically embedded, creating lasting changes in brain structure and immune function. As the ...

Neuroscientists at Columbia and McGill have discovered that high levels of a brain chemical cause depression and suicidal thoughts in people who experienced trauma or adversity during childhood. The ...