For most young children, the sight and voice of a parent serve as a primary source of comfort and safety. A new study ...

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

Consider Ethan and Kevin (their names are pseudonyms to protect their privacy), two children that I worked with as an educator and researcher of trauma in schools. Ethan was abandoned by his mother at ...

Parent Psychotherapy doesn’t just heal emotional wounds — it repairs a biological process that could benefit kids for life.

In our ever-changing and constantly connected world, the impact of childhood trauma can have lasting consequences on adults, impacting families, friendships and business stability. Trauma ...

A new developmental theory from an Iowa State researcher describes how our memory and perception of trauma can evolve over time, shifting with new experiences and as cognitive and emotional ...

A client who is a teacher at a middle school shared with me that during some faculty meetings, there was a heated discussion about how to address the fact that a large number of students report ...

New research suggests that the path to alcohol dependence may differ depending on when the condition begins. A study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence identifies distinct roles for genetic ...

Decades of research on attachment and developmental trauma tells us what happens when we separate children under terrifying conditions.

The human brain is a marvel, with intricate pathways connecting its various regions — a superhighway of learning. These neural pathways are the foundation of our thoughts, actions and responses to the ...