Healing Through Neuroscience
Richard discusses the impact of adversity on cognitive functioning in children and the potential for remediation through therapy. He emphasizes the brain's plasticity and shares insights from research on children adopted from orphanages, highlighting structural differences in their brains. While the extent of change remains uncertain, he advocates for more intensive interventions to address trauma effectively.In this clip
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Richard Davidson — A Neuroscientist on Love and Learning
Related Questions
If we can't forget traumatic events but can modify our emotional response to past events, can the changes to a person's character following an event also be reversed or altered? For example, if someone who was once very positive and engaging returns from war or suffers the loss of a parent/spouse and becomes guarded and distant, how much of our 'character' is malleable? Or can people truly become 'stuck in their ways'? This question relates to the episode "Psychologist Shows How to CHANGE the Way You THINK About LIFE | Benjamin Hardy" and the clip "Embracing Post-Traumatic Growth."
If we can't forget traumatic events but can modify our emotional response to past events, can the changes to a person's character following an event also be reversed or altered? For example, if someone who was once very positive and engaging returns from war or suffers the loss of a parent/spouse and becomes guarded and distant, how much of our 'character' is malleable? Or can people truly become 'stuck in their ways'? This question relates to the episode Psychologist Shows How to CHANGE the Way You THINK About LIFE | Benjamin Hardy and the clip Embracing Post-Traumatic Growth.
Can the changes to a person's character following a traumatic event be reversed or altered, or can people truly become 'stuck in their ways' if we can't forget traumatic events but can modify our emotional response to them?