Research studies have shown that bullying and harassment have serious medical consequences for people’s physical and psychological health and wellbeing.

But what actually happens to the brain of people targeted by those who engage in this kind of unnecessary, unpleasant and unkind behaviour? Can people who’ve been targeted by bullies learn to recover their confidence and self-esteem, after suffering the harm caused by the behaviour they’ve been subjected to?

Dr. Jennifer Fraser has applied her research mindset to investigate and understand the neuroscience behind bullying, and what it does to the human brain.

Her book, “The Bullied Brain” explores the physical and emotional damage the brain of a bullying victim suffers, and looks into how the brain’s mechanisms for learning and recovery provide hope for the future.

In this episode, you’ll hear about life at the sharp end of bullying neuroscience, as Jen Fraser discusses “The Bullied Brain” - and she gives a preview into her new book (due out later in 2025), “The Gaslit Brain”

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LINKS

• Purchase The Bullied Brain on Amazon (affiliate link)
• Dr. Jennifer Fraser’s website
• Connect with Dr. Jennifer Fraser on LinkedIn
• Read Jennifer Fraser's blog, The Bullied Brain in Psychology Today
• Exercise your brain with BrainHQ training from Dr. Michael Merzenich