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half_in_boxes t1_j63ahku wrote
Reply to comment by OrganicPumpkin9156 in Childhood abuse may alter brain function in adults. Study found people who experienced abuse during childhood (but not adolescence) experienced altered functioning in the brain for systems associated with perceptual processing and attention. by MistWeaver80
The one concrete thing I remember is that it affects the reabsorption of cortisol. I know that it's also casually linked to developmental disorders like ADHD and ASD as well as behavioral disorders, but I don't remember how exactly those are caused. Something to do with how input is processed during a strong sympathetic nervous response.
half_in_boxes t1_j61hnd4 wrote
Reply to Childhood abuse may alter brain function in adults. Study found people who experienced abuse during childhood (but not adolescence) experienced altered functioning in the brain for systems associated with perceptual processing and attention. by MistWeaver80
We've known this for at least 15 years. Prolonged early childhood abuse (occurring before the age of seven) can cause changes in the brain at the epigenetic level. It often presents as comorbid developmental disorders. I remember seeing a temporary exhibit about it in the museum of natural history in Manhattan sometime in 2006/2007.
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Reply to comment by TyfromEarth in Bronze Age gold belt with 'cosmological' designs unearthed in Czech beet field by quiver03
The author, Dr. Killgrove, is my old forensic anthropology professor.
half_in_boxes t1_iu8x1nn wrote
Wow, my old forensic anthropology professor gets posted here a lot. Huh.
half_in_boxes t1_j63ao74 wrote
Reply to comment by lizzolz in Childhood abuse may alter brain function in adults. Study found people who experienced abuse during childhood (but not adolescence) experienced altered functioning in the brain for systems associated with perceptual processing and attention. by MistWeaver80
Yes, that absolutely counts, especially if there was no childhood resolution (e.g. therapy, removal to a safe home.)