This post was co-authored by Dr. Ruth Lanius, Lauren Rudolph, and Dr. Breanne Kearney. Trauma is an insult to the senses, leaving a lasting impact: It affects what we see, hear, and feel, and how we ...
Researchers discovered distinct molecular differences in how the brain processes directly experienced versus witnessed trauma -- a finding that could lead to more targeted treatments for PTSD. For ...
The medical consequences of traumatic brain injuries are well-studied and affect millions of Americans every year. But one of ...
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, otherwise known as CTE, is usually associated with professional sports like football and hockey — but you don’t need to be an NFL athlete to sustain serious head ...
Lund: A study reveals that traumatic brain injury alters the small vessels in the brain, resulting in an accumulation of amyloid beta -- a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. The findings suggest that ...
Research shows that delaying important tasks is often driven by how the brain processes stress and threat—not by poor time ...
A Dartmouth study published in Nature Communications reveals that immune cells in the brain use a surprising two-step process ...