How Is the Brain Affected by Gun Violence?
Researchers at Columbia University are using digital imaging techniques to investigate the ongoing effects of gun violence trauma
By: Dr. Karen Froud
Decades of research have shown that trauma can have devastating effects on a person’s ability to remember things, engage in new experiences, and regulate their emotions.
Until recently, Dickey Amendment prohibitions on federal money prevented researchers from investigating whether gun violence exposure has those same effects. Recent s…
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