Two researchers have found that bullying damages a number of brain regions in children. The damage is such that victims fail to understand social cues, fail to think clearly, and fail to have a handle ...

In a collaboration at the University of Turku, researchers led by Birgitta Paranko and Lauri Nummenmaa have explored the immediate effects of bullying on the brain. As reported in their JNeurosci ...

I can still remember my first day of school in Standard 1, the day when 20 sen almost ruined my life! I didn’t know it had a name back then: bullying and extortion. It took me a week before I told my ...

New research is suggesting that there may be physical structural differences in the brains of adolescents who are regularly bullied. Share on Pinterest A recent study charts brain changes linked to ...

When Jack Vincenty was 12, he became obsessed with washing. He had just begun the sixth grade. "Constantly washing my hands or showering was my ritualistic activity," he said. "My parents quickly took ...

In a collaboration between Turun yliopisto and the University of Turku, researchers led by Birgitta Paranko and Lauri Nummenmaa explored the immediate effects of bullying on the brain. As reported in ...