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Stress, the Brain, and Body
Stress alerts you to get out of danger but can cause damage when left unchecked.
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Twenty years of research have established the connection between adverse childhood experiences and long-term health. Now researchers are looking for ways to measure the biology behind the correlation and try to reverse it.
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The stress and uncertainty of a crisis can kick your fight-or-flight response into overdrive.
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How Poverty Shapes a Child's Mind and Brain
A growing body of research now shows that poverty changes the way children’s brains develop, shrinking parts of the brain essential for memory, planning, and decision-making.
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The Neurobiology of Family Separation
The prolonged stress a child experiences by being separated from their parents has lasting implications for their mental health and the generations after them.
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Answering Your Questions About Solitary Confinement
Experts in neuroscience and the law answer questions about solitary confinement and how it affects the brain.
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Solitary Confinement: Psychological and Neurobiological Insights into Isolation
This panel discusses the implications of solitary confinement with a neurobiologist, a physician, a lawyer, and an individual held in solitary for 29 years.
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Using Neuroscience to Fight Solitary Confinement in Court and in Print
Jules Lobel has spent years using neuroscience studies in court to argue and prove that solitary confinement should be considered cruel and unusual punishment.
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