Amy Grant Explains How Traumatic Brain Injury Led To 'The Me That Remains'

Amy Grants opens up about recovering from a traumatic brain injury after a 2022 bike accident, and shares how leaning in to ...

Mississippian recovering from traumatic brain injury

After a January accident left him with a traumatic brain injury and severe injuries, a Mississippi teenager is making an ...
Medical Xpress

How the timing of trauma leaves a lasting mark on the brain and behavior

A research team from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology), in collaboration with the IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini in Genoa (Italy), has demonstrated that ...
Popular Mechanics

This Tortured State of Consciousness Feels Like Your Brain Is Broken—But It's a Survival Tactic, Scientists Say

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 ...

Talking about trauma doesn’t always help. Brain scans show one reason why

After trauma, some people develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mental health condition that can involve intrusive nightmares, flashbacks and physical reactions when reminded of the ...
The Conversation

How childhood trauma impacts our brains, bodies – and even our genes

In 1966, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu introduced extreme policies to increase the country’s birth rate. This led to the widespread abandonment of children, who ended up in orphanages in ...
Psychology Today

How Trauma Hijacks Your Brain (and How EMDR Can Help)

Over a year ago, I wrote a post about how trauma is "not just in your head". Here, I follow it up with corroborating evidence. I’ve dedicated most of my life to treating trauma using ...