FeaturedPsychology·September 5, 2014·3 min readCannabis Prevents the Negative Behavioral and Physiological Effects PTSDResearchers report administering cannabinoids soon after a traumatic event can prevent PTSD-like symptoms in rats.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 1, 2014·3 min readHow Early Trauma Influences BehaviourStressful or traumatic experiences in childhood change how people deal with difficult situations later in life, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 3, 2015·3 min readADHD Plus Childhood Trauma Heightens Risk for Self Harm and SuicideResearchers report young women with ADHD who have also faced childhood trauma are at increased risk of self harm and suicide.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·April 23, 2015·4 min readMechanism for Brain Swelling Following Trauma DiscoveredAccording to a new study, researchers successfully stopped brain swelling in a rodent by turning off a single gene.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 1, 2015·3 min readIntrusive Memories of Traumatic Events Reduced by Sleep DeprivationAccording to a new study, sleep deprivation could prevent people who have experienced a traumatic event from consolidating the negative memories.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 20, 2015·5 min readAbused Children Show Encouraging Ability to Regulate EmotionsAccording to a new study, children who have been maltreated have a surprising ability to regulate their emotions.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·August 24, 2015·4 min readExposure to Sudden Sounds and Brief Trauma Results in Lasting MemoriesAccording to a new study, brief exposure to mild trauma or sudden sounds can permanently alter neural networks and form long lasting memories.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·August 25, 2015·3 min readInheriting Trauma: Holocaust Survivors Pass Trauma to Their Children’s GenesA new study reports preconception trauma can result in the transmission of epigenetic changes from the parent to children.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·September 1, 2015·5 min readBlocking Memory Pathway Could Prevent PTSDA new study reports that serotonin promotes the consolidation of traumatic memories following stress events. Additionally, SSRI medications which are commonly prescribed for PTSD may make the condition worse by enhancing the effects of serotonin.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 12, 2015·3 min readSensitivity to Negative Events Heightened by Previous Traumatic ExperiencesStudy offers new clues about how the brain processes near-death scares and other traumatic autobiographical memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 2, 2015·4 min readHypersexual Disorder Linked to Overactive Stress SystemA new study links hypersexual disorder to hyperactive stress systems.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 4, 2016·4 min readBrain Formation Pattern Shows Why Early Trauma May Leave No CluesResearchers report many PV defects could have their origin, not during adult life, but instead in the SST templates that set circuit parameters in the first place.Read More
