This post was co-authored by Dr. Ruth Lanius, Lauren Rudolph, and Dr. Breanne Kearney. Trauma is an insult to the senses, leaving a lasting impact: It affects what we see, hear, and feel, and how we ...

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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, otherwise known as CTE, is usually associated with professional sports like football and hockey — but you don’t need to be an NFL athlete to sustain serious head ...

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

Overthinking is not just a habit or personality quirk — it’s often your brain trying to protect you. Psychology suggests it can be a trauma response shaped by past experiences, emotional wounds, and ...

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 ...

A Dartmouth study published in Nature Communications reveals that immune cells in the brain use a surprising two-step process ...