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Trauma
Adverse experiences can weaken brain development.
Traumatic experiences can also set the body’s stress response system to be
permanently on high alert, further debilitating important areas of the brain.
A stable, nurturing environment can ensure good development of brain
circuitry and healthy stress responses.
A typical neuron with lots of A neuron damaged by toxic stress
connections. showing far fewer connections.
