Brain Changes from Child Abuse Tied to Adult Mental Illness, Sexual Problems

[STer]

"This is one of the first studies documenting long-term alterations in specific brain areas as a consequence of child abuse and neglect"

http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/06/03/brain-changes-from-child-abuse-tied-to-adult-mental-illness-sexual-problems/55556.html

 

[Mellony]

This article reinforces the peaceful parenting methods.  It fasinates me how early interactions can have such a dramatic effect on brain development.

Thanks for posting.

[Alan C.]

...victims of emotional mistreatment were found to have a reduction of the thickness of the cerebral cortex in specific areas associated with self-awareness, self-evaluation and emotional regulation.

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The scientists speculate that a regional thinning of the cortex may serve as a protective mechanism, immediately shielding the child from the experience of the abuse by gating or blocking the sensory experience.

This is why so many adults (especially narcissists) are conspicuously puerile and petulant. Their maturity and intellectual development was stultified as a result of the abuse they suffered.