In the wake of massive trauma, we may lose, find, or create alternate worlds. Yet there are ways to reopen developmental ...

When trauma strikes, your brain isn’t asking for your opinion—it’s doing its best to keep you alive. Understanding the ...

Around 70% of women who suffer a sexual assault develop PTSD; now scientists have shown that many of these women show a marked reduction in the usual communication between two important brain areas ...

For women, sexual assault is one of the strongest triggers. Flashbacks and intrusive memories: Reliving the event in ...

Women suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder following sexual assault experience “profound” disruptions of nerve ...

Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), an institution under the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, has discovered that a small ...

Fear begins deep in the brain. The amygdala, buried within the temporal lobe, acts as an alarm system, detecting threats and ...

New viewpoint outlines neurobiological mechanisms behind psychedelics and their potential to change therapeutic paradigms for ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to fast-track the study of psychedelic drugs, which some veterans say hold enormous potential ...

Scientists found that childhood trauma can change DNA and brain development, leaving long-term biological marks.

Whereas someone may develop PTSD after a single traumatic event, like an assault, CPTSD can occur with repeated trauma, such as child abuse.