Child maltreatment, which includes abuse and neglect, is one of the most serious public health concerns worldwide. These adversities leave a lasting impact on the emotional well-being, memory, and ...

A recent study published in Psychological Reports suggests that experiencing abuse or neglect during childhood is linked to specific changes in cognitive skills during young adulthood. The findings ...

An explosion does not need to strike the head to injure the brain. When a blast occurs, it generates a sudden pressure wave ...

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

Zulfiqar A Bhutta and colleagues argue that the response to children in fragile and conflict affected settings must move beyond event based framings to tackle cumulative and intergenerational ...

Universitat de Barcelona provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation ES. Universitat de Barcelona provides funding as a member of The Conversation CATALAN. Universitat de Barcelona ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have uncovered how and why traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases the risk for Alzheimer’s disease, and their work suggests a potential way to ...

Ikiz is an award-winning neuroscientist, the founder of EcoNeuro, the chair of the International Neuro Climate Working Group at Columbia University, and an adjunct lecturer in the Department of ...

Self-compassion often fails after complex trauma, not because it is wrong, but because survival comes first. Attunement is the verb that builds safety before kindness is possible.

Researchers identify molecular markers in children and adolescents, revealing how child maltreatment stress alters DNA, brain development, and mental health Child maltreatment, which includes abuse ...