psychophysiology of trauma

Jan 02, 2009 21:34

From an article describing some of the work of Bessel Van der Kolk, MD

"In his presentation, he shared some of his research in which brain scans were performed on patients who suffered trauma. They found that it is the limbic part of the brain that is most affected by trauma. During a traumatic experience, the right posterior part of the brain, ( Read more... )

trauma, recovery, therapy

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that January 3 2009, 15:30:13 UTC
And that is why HUGS are the bestest. Here's a mastodon-sized one for you.

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santakiko January 5 2009, 20:36:25 UTC
Indeed.

Did you know the name mastodon means "nipple tooth"?

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