Reply to "Trauma and Attachment"

I have several PPTs about ACEs/childhood toxic stress/early life stress in which I mention the still face experiment and other findings of the attachment literature in the context of the distinction between implicit and explicit (declarative) memory systems in the brain. The point I make is that when we elicit (declarative) memories of exposure to trauma or adversities we won't be able to elicit implicit, nondeclarative, or procedural memories. These "memories" can be ascertained nonetheless by observing and eliciting attachment-relevant information.

Any ACEs questionnaire or interview that solely relies on conscious recollection neglects maltreatment or toxic stress that takes place before the hippocampus becomes fully functional, which is required for declarative memories and takes place around age 4-6.

9/2/199:24 AM

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