When the Science Doesn’t Fit: Who Participates in EEG Research?
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Sarah investigates the link between childhood trauma and patterns in brain activity to identify mental health risks earlier and support healthy development.
Childhood trauma is strongly linked to mental health challenges that can last a lifetime. I aim to identify children who need support earlier by understanding the connection between childhood trauma and brain activity patterns, allowing intervention before mental health struggles become life-long burdens.”
A study is only as good as its measure
Childhood experiences can shape our mental and physical health for decades. But how do researchers actually measure something as personal and complex as childhood trauma? Adverse childhood experiences (aka ACEs) encompass a range of highly stressful and potentially traumatic events occurring during childhood, such as abuse, neglect and household dysfunction. For nearly 30 years, one questionnaire has shaped how researchers, healthcare providers and policymakers answer that question. It’s called […]
A day in the life of an EEG researcher: Brainwaves and bionic mermaids
So, what is EEG anyway? How does it work? EEG stands for electroencephalogram (no wonder we say EEG instead!). When broken down from its Greek origins, (electro-, encephalo-, and -gram), electroencephalogram literally means electricity-brain-written record. Brain activity is a result of electrical and chemical signaling, and these signals can be recorded with specialized equipment (and then stored as data, in research, on a computer). Your brain is only 2% of your […]
