Bessel van der Kolk — How Trauma Lodges in the Body
On Being with Krista Tippett
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The Importance of Brain Imaging in Overcoming Trauma
The part of the brain that helps people to think clearly and to observe things clearly really gets interfaced with by trauma. The imprint of trauma is in areas of the brain which have no access to cognition. When people are into their trauma, Brokus area shuts down. That's a very important finding because it helped me to realize that we need to also find methods that bypass what they call the tyranny of language.
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