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 ...

A new study published in Biological Psychiatry00993-X/fulltext) suggests that brain activity in specific regions before experiencing a traumatic event may help predict whether an individual will ...

Women are more than twice as likely as men to develop stress-related conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but the biological mechanisms underlying that risk have remained poorly ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Traumatic events actually cause distinct behaviors in the brain. Recalling a traumatic episode can make your brain think you are reliving it. The ...

Emotional wounds from past experiences might seem confined to your mental landscape, but medical research increasingly confirms what many health practitioners have long suspected: the burden of ...

Neuroplasticity refers to the brain’s ability to adapt and learn in response to life experiences. It can allow you to gain new skills and recover from injury and trauma. Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ...