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Zachary Meehan on Childhood Trauma

Events are traumatic when they involve harm or threat of harm to oneself or others (McLaughlin et al., 2014). Childhood trauma is a...

Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 5: Depression

Since major depressive disorder (MDD) is a heterogeneous disorder, researchers study its diverse phenotypes. Heritability ranges from 26%...

Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 2: Addiction

Addiction inevitably involves loss, including executive functions, health, pleasure from everyday life, productivity, and often...

Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 1: Sleep

Behavioral neuroscience discoveries have proceeded at a rapid pace. This series highlights cutting-edge findings and explains their...

Hardiness: Thriving in the Face of Adversity

Some individuals do not experience illness or psychological distress when exposed to adverse life events and hassles. Although they may...

What Voodoo Deaths Reveal About Our Beliefs Regarding Stress

Cannon (1942) studied voodoo deaths in shamanistic cultures and published speculation about how beliefs can produce lethal cascades of...