I am looking for articles or other resources on the effects of trauma on the brain. Do you have something that has been helpful for you?
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I would read Bessel Van Der Kolk's book. The Body Keeps the Score
Work by Bruce Perry (lots on line)
Dan Siegel's the YES Brain
Anything that discusses the effects o cortisol on a developing child's brain would explain a lot about the way neurological damage occurs.
The work of Allan Schore on the neurobiology of attachment/ development/ dyadic co-regulation is also really illuminating. He explains the preferential development of the R brain in early infancy... "The right brain of the mother becomes the right brain of the child." The R brain is not accessible by logic/talk (see Jill Bolte Taylor's TED talk).
Neurofeedback focuses on the firing patterns and networks of activity in the brain. It rewards integrated brain activity and discourages non-integrated activity. Sebern Fisher's book on Neurofeedback is excellent.
PS one more Stephen Porges' work on th Vagal Nerve talks about how the Central Nervous System is sensitized by trauma and Fight/flight.
If you are looking for an academic paper, I have found this review helpful. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3050094/
The Harvard Center of the Developing Child has some great and accessible resources:
Here is an article I wrote that summarizes many of those other thinkers, it takes a developmental approach and tries to make the explanations a bit less dense than some who research this
Karen that article is great!
Donna Jackson Nakazawa also addresses the effects of toxic stress on the brain in her book, Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal.
Hi! I'm a former neuroscience researcher and child-adolescent development specialist. (I currently teach teachers and parents about optimizing brain development through an understanding of growth mindset, resilience and attachment).
Website: One of my favorite sites is the Harvard Center for the Developing Child
Article: I wrote an article on my blog that covers some key ideas you might find helpful! I try to write in a 'user-friendly' way, so hopefully it can give you something useful :-)
7 Things You Need to Know About Childhood Trauma and its Connection to PTSD
If anything - it lists other references to check out!
Animated videos: These two animated videos also cover toxic stress
How Fear and Stress Affect the Brain (I created this one- it's not the greatest but has some basics)
