A new brain imaging study has found that childhood trauma is linked to widespread white matter changes in people with bipolar disorder, a pattern not seen in major depression. The research suggests ...

That inexplicable anxiety you feel in crowded places? The way your body tenses up when you hear raised voices? The persistent feeling that something bad is about to happen even when life is going well ...

Researchers identify molecular markers in children and adolescents, revealing how child maltreatment stress alters DNA, brain development, and mental health Child maltreatment, which includes abuse ...

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 ...

Trauma leaves deep marks on the brain, body, and emotions, but science is helping us understand how to heal. From childhood adversity to PTSD in adulthood, research shows that resilience, supportive ...

Unpacking the Research Dealing with Brain Trauma When brain trauma takes place, research informs there is an instant inherent response (“by the brain” to this trauma) through a wide variety of means.

Sora Shin, a Virginia Tech assistant professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, will study how brain circuits contribute to aggressive behavior with a $3.2 million grant from the ...

Neuroscience reveals the brain is shaped through relationships—not in isolation—challenging individualistic psychiatry and ...

That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early brain scans showed that gray matter changes dramatically through the teen years ...

A new study shows that whether families can reliably meet basic needs, not just how much they earn, may shape infants’ brain development as early as the first year of life. Study: Income insufficiency ...