The medical consequences of traumatic brain injuries are well-studied and affect millions of Americans every year. But one of ...

For years, concussions were described as temporary disruptions in brain function that could not be seen on any medical test.

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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.

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Flying a fighter jet is often compared to being in a car crash over and over again. Retired Navy F/A-18 Hornet pilot Matthew “Whiz” Buckley, a TOPGUN graduate and former instructor, remembers being ...

Traumatic events and experiences overwhelm our ability to cope and integrate our experience. Complex trauma is a specific type of trauma that involves multiple or repeated traumatic experiences, often ...

Car crash victim Nick Atherton says he lost some of his inhibitions since suffering the injury.