Children who experience traumatic events may show subtle but measurable differences in how their brains process attention and control impulses, according to a new study published in Neuropsychologia.

Leland Fleming (left) is a postdoctoral Research Fellow in the lab of Kerry Ressler at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital (both MA, USA). Fleming investigates the long-term impacts of ...

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

A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging finds that childhood trauma can lead to disruptions in two main regions of the brain, the default mode ...

Child maltreatment, which includes abuse and neglect, is one of the most serious public health concerns worldwide. These adversities leave a lasting impact on the emotional well-being, memory, and ...

In December of 1993, former World Boxing Champion John Famechon (who had sustained severe incapacitating brain injuries in August 1991) began a new, complex multi-movement therapy and rehabilitation ...

Mass General Brigham researchers compared data from more than 75,000 adults with TBI to a control group of the same size. They studied the patients over 24 years and observed how many developed brain ...

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

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains one of the most pressing public health challenges, leaving millions with lasting ...

When politicians use food benefits as political football, Prof. Mariana Chilton says the country — not only hungry families — ...

Individuals who suffer head trauma from sports, accidents, or other causes often go on to develop neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's or Alzheimer's. A new study sheds light on why that might ...