For most young children, the sight and voice of a parent serve as a primary source of comfort and safety. A new study ...

First neuroscience course designed specifically for incarcerated learners is available at more than 1,400 prisons and jails ...

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 ...

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.

Harvard's Dr. Kerry Ressler shares insights on fear, trauma, and healing in an exclusive Genomic Press Interview exploring amygdala function BELMONT, Massachusetts, USA, 4 February 2025 - In a ...

Experts say traumatic events, including Wednesday’s deadly school shooting in Minneapolis, can rewire a child’s developing brain even if they’re not directly impacted by it. The way we parent can help ...

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 ...

An increased risk of dementia among individuals exposed to brain trauma, traumatic brain injury, has been known for almost a century. Still, we know very little about the molecular causes behind this, ...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in close to 70,000 deaths in the U.S. every year, and it is the cause of long-term physical, cognitive and mental disability in 5 million Americans. But despite ...