How the timing of trauma leaves a lasting mark on the brain and behavior

MedicalXpress | 五月 12, 2026

A research team from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology), in collaboration with the IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini in Genoa (Italy), has demonstrated that traumatic experiences occurring at specific stages of life—particularly from childhood through the early years following adolescence—have persistent effects on brain development and adult behavior.