November 13, 2014
Publication: New England Public Radio
Featured Expert: Charles A. Nelson III
Link: https://digital.nepr.net/news/2014/11/13/life-after-stress-the-biology-of-trauma-and-resilience/
In this story, reporter Karen Brown profiles ongoing research efforts to understand how trauma affects lifelong mental and physical health. Brown speaks with Center-affiliated faculty member Charles A. Nelson III, who explains how brain development depends on the interaction between genes and experience, noting that “the brain doesn’t know how to wire itself.”