Despite the rise of “evidence-based” treatments for trauma, reducing suffering to a set of symptoms risks alienating ...

Here are two major ways that childhood trauma physically reshapes the brain, essentially rewiring individuals biologically. When a child is exposed to repeated threats, their body and brain have no ...

Previous research had suggested that neurons in the brain region holding this internal map, called the primary somatosensory ...

At a recent National Academies event, scientific experts, patient advocates, individuals with lived experience, and other ...

Inducing acute stress reliably under controlled conditions remains a major challenge in scientific research. Finding ...

Healing trauma isn't just emotional, it's physical, too. These proven techniques help repair the "brain wound" trauma leaves behind, so you can finally start feeling whole again.

It seems like nowadays, people are self-serving and selfish. But there are 11 things you'll only notice if you have basic decency and a working brain, and have empathy for the world around you.

What happens, the study explained, is that those two habits boost BDNF, or brain-derived neurotrophic factor. BDNF is a protein that aids neuroplasticity, or the brain’s ability to adapt, learn ...

With limited mobility and life-threatening illness, this rescued dog faces steep medical challenges. But her gentle spirit remains. This update explores her condition, her care plan, and the ...

The New York City shooter who sought to attack NFL offices said he had a degenerative brain disease, called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, thought to be related to playing contact sports like ...

US News: Holly, a key victim in the violent Cincinnati street brawl that went viral over the weekend spoke out for the first time after the incident, describin.