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TRAUMA & THE BRAIN
What your patients need you to know
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"We have learned that trauma is not just an event that took place sometime in the past; it is also the imprint left by that experience on mind, brain, and body."
- Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
Anatomy of Emotion
Neurobiology
As a sub field of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinologists and their staff are extensively educated and trained in the complex interaction between neurobiology and hormonal changes necessary for fertility and successful reproduction.
Here we expand on that knowledge by illustrating ways in which the same neurobiology is significantly impacted, and in some instances changed by trauma in unique and important ways.
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Frontal CortexJessica DeMaio, LCSW
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HippocampusJessica DeMaio, LCSW
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