News tagged with life trauma

Cephalopods experience massive acoustic trauma from noise pollution in the oceans

Noise pollution in the oceans has been shown to cause physical and behavioral changes in marine life, especially in dolphins and whales, which rely on sound for daily activities. However, low frequency sound produced by large ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Brain imaging shows kids' PTSD symptoms linked to poor hippocampus function

Psychological trauma leaves a trail of damage in a child's brain, say scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Their new study gives the first direct evidence that children ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Stress may cause the brain to become disconnected

Does stress damage the brain? In the March 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, a paper by Tibor Hajszan and colleagues provides an important new chapter to this question.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0