The Safe Space

2017 ◽  
pp. 81-99
Author(s):  
Cary McAdams Hamilton ◽  
Hannah E. Reas ◽  
Megan E. Mansfield
Keyword(s):  
Play Therapy ◽  
Limbic System ◽  
Clinical Vignette ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Traumatized Children ◽  
System A ◽  
Therapeutic Benefits ◽  
Neural Integration ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Brain

This chapter illustrates the neurobiological effects of trauma on children, as well as the therapeutic benefits of play therapy as a stand-alone treatment for this population. The goal of this work includes providing a framework for the neurobiological effects of trauma on children, as well as the various advantages of play therapy as an effective intervention. Play, specifically, meets children where they are in their development, while also attending to the neurobiological effects that trauma can have on the brain. The primary neurobiological structures implicated and targeted by client-centered play-based interventions are discussed, as well as the impact play therapy has on neural integration, memory assimilation, and the limbic system. A clinical vignette from the principal author's practice and experience working with traumatized children is included to elucidate the healing nature of play.

scholarly journals Information theory and the neuropeptidergic regulation of seasonal reproduction in mammals and birds

2011 ◽  
Vol 278 (1717) ◽  
pp. 2477-2485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler J. Stevenson ◽  
Gregory F. Ball
Keyword(s):  
Mammalian Species ◽  
Reproductive Physiology ◽  
Environmental Cues ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Contingency Model ◽  
Neural Integration ◽  
Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone ◽  
Environmental Amelioration ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Brain

Seasonal breeding in the temperate zone is a dramatic example of a naturally occurring change in physiology and behaviour. Cues that predict periods of environmental amelioration favourable for breeding must be processed by the brain so that the appropriate responses in reproductive physiology can be implemented. The neural integration of several environmental cues converges on discrete hypothalamic neurons in order to regulate reproductive physiology. Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone-1 (GnRH1) and Kisspeptin (Kiss1) neurons in avian and mammalian species, respectively, show marked variation in expression that is positively associated with breeding state. We applied the constancy/contingency model of predictability to investigate how GnRH1 and Kiss1 integrate different environmental cues to regulate reproduction. We show that variation in GnRH1 from a highly seasonal avian species exhibits a predictive change that is primarily based on contingency information. Opportunistic species have low measures of predictability and exhibit a greater contribution of constancy information that is sex-dependent. In hamsters, Kiss1 exhibited a predictive change in expression that was predominantly contingency information and is anatomically localized. The model applied here provides a framework for studies geared towards determining the impact of variation in climate patterns to reproductive success in vertebrate species.

Basic neuroanatomy review

2020 ◽  
pp. 51-66
Author(s):  
John Hart Jr
Keyword(s):  
White Matter ◽  
Basal Ganglia ◽  
Human Brain ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Limbic System ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
System A ◽  
Subcortical Nuclei ◽  
The Brain

Knowledge of basic neuroanatomic organization is essential to understanding cognitive anatomic correlations. This chapter provides a descriptive overview of the basic neuroanatomic structures in the human brain, with a particular emphasis on the structures that are associated with cognitive and behavioural functions. These structures include the lobes of the brain (frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal), the subcortical nuclei (basal ganglia and thalamus), the white matter, and the limbic system. A conceptual framework is presented that can be utilized to organize the anatomical locations, as well as the interconnections between regions. It is noted that neuroanatomy is not easily learnt by reading a text because it is a three-dimensional set of relationships.

Right brain to right brain therapy: how tactile, expressive arts therapy emulates attachment

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-96
Author(s):  
Melissa Urquhart ◽  
Fiona Gardner ◽  
Margarita Frederico ◽  
Rachael Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Play Therapy ◽  
Expressive Arts ◽  
Expressive Arts Therapy ◽  
Therapeutic Benefits ◽  
Right Brain ◽  
Therapeutic Outcomes ◽  
Therapy Technique ◽  
Relational Trauma ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe impact of a manipulative art therapy technique combined with an attuned therapeutic relationship which aims to replicate the experience of nurturing touch in infancy is explored in this paper. The current literature will be reviewed in relation to the interface between attachment-related trauma and the use of expressive art and play therapy in the context of relevant clinical experience. Specific experiences of clinical practice with children and associated therapeutic outcomes are used to illustrate the potential of this combination. In addition, we argue for further investigation of therapeutic benefits inherent in manipulative art and play in replication of the regulating role of touch with children who have experienced early relational trauma.

scholarly journals Reduced motivation for social contact in Disrupted-in-schizophrenia transgenic rats

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Seidisarouei ◽  
Marijn Van Wingerden ◽  
Sandra Schable ◽  
Svenja Trossbach ◽  
Carsten Korth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Transgenic Rat ◽  
Social Reward ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Sucrose Reward ◽  
System A ◽  
Plus Maze ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Brain

The Disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) signaling pathway is considered to play a key role in schizophrenia, depression, autism and other psychiatric disorders. DISC1 is involved in regulating the dopaminergic neurotransmission in, among others, the mesolimbic reward system. A transgenic rat line tgDISC1 has been introduced as a model system to study behavioral phenotypes associated with abnormal DISC1 pathways. Here, we evaluated the impact of impaired DISC1 signaling on social (social interaction) and non-social (sucrose) reward preferences in the tgDISC1 animal model. In a plus-maze setting, rats chose between the opportunity for social interaction with an unfamiliar juvenile conspecific (social reward) or drinking sweet solutions with variable sucrose concentrations (non-social reward). tgDISC1 rats differed from wild-type rats in their social, but not in their non-social reward preferences. Specifically, DISC1 rats showed a lower interest in interaction with the juvenile conspecific, but did not differ from wild-type rats in their preference for higher sucrose concentrations. These results suggest that disruptions of the DISC1 pathway that is associated with altered dopamine transmission in the brain result in selective deficits in social motivation seen in neuropsychiatric illness.

scholarly journals Dimensions of the Threat to the Self Posed by Deep Brain Stimulation: Personal Identity, Authenticity, and Autonomy

Diametros ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Przemysław Zawadzki
Keyword(s):  
Deep Brain Stimulation ◽  
Personal Identity ◽  
Brain Stimulation ◽  
The Self ◽  
Adverse Side Effects ◽  
Therapeutic Benefits ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Deep Brain ◽  
Stimulation Of

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is an invasive therapeutic method involving the implantation of electrodes and the electrical stimulation of specific areas of the brain to modulate their activity. DBS brings therapeutic benefits, but can also have adverse side effects. Recently, neuroethicists have recognized that DBS poses a threat to the very fabric of human existence, namely, to the selves of patients. This article provides a review of the neuroethical literature examining this issue, and identifies the crucial dimensions related to the self which DBS may endanger—personal identity, authenticity, and autonomy. The most influential theories accounting for these dimensions are analyzed herein, and it is argued that most of these theories require further refinement. This paper also demonstrates the interrelation between personal identity, authenticity, and autonomy, and concludes that one can only fully understand the impact of DBS on the self when all of these factors are taken into account.

Technology and Hospital Information System: A Case of Implementation of Electronic Clinical Records in Hospital Maternity Irene Neto in Lubango, Angola

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1131-1135
Author(s):  
Tomas Hambili Paulo Sanjuluca ◽  
◽  
Ricardo Correia ◽  
Anabela Antunes de Almeida ◽  
Ana Gloria Diaz Martinez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
System A ◽  
Clinical Records ◽  
Retrospective Case Study ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Child Health

Introduction: In order to have a good assessment of the quality of maternal and child health care, it is essential that there is up-to-date and reliable information. Objective: To evaluate the impact of the implementation of a computerized database of clinical processes in the admission, archive and medical statistics section, of Maternity hospital Irene Neto/Lubango-Angola. Methodology: A descriptive study with a quantitative and qualitative approach to carry out a retrospective case study deliveries and newborns, records from 2014 to 2017. Final considerations: The implementation of this project may contribute to the improvement of clinical management support management of the hospital as well as facilitating access to information for research and scientific production.

The Impact of Political Transition on Ghana’s Educational System. A Case Study of the 4th Republic

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Owusu-Kwarteng ◽  
Prince Opoku ◽  
Gershon Dagba ◽  
Mark Amankwa
Keyword(s):  
Educational System ◽  
Political Transition ◽  
System A ◽  
The Impact
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