Early adversity weakens children's brain wiring, but strong relationships help protect thinking and learning abilities.

Investigators have linked difficult early life experiences with reduced quality and quantity of the white matter communication highways throughout the adolescent brain. This reduced connectivity is ...

Mass General Brigham investigators have linked difficult early life experiences with reduced quality and quantity of the white matter communication highways throughout the adolescent brain.

Found in deeper tissues of the brain, white matter helps the brain carry out functions necessary for cognition and behaviour.

Mass General Brigham investigators have linked difficult early life experiences with reduced quality and quantity of the ...