Possible explanations for this finding may be that childhood neglect did not change the activity of the glucocorticoid receptors (GR), or that increased GR activity was offset by the hypoactivity caused by genetic factors.
So being well cared for turns on some genes that being neglected doesn't.
However, it is very true that abuse and neglect do bad things to the brain.
Overall, our findings converge with neuropsychological data showing that representational and visuospatial neglect do not always co-occur.
Dr Malhotra says that people with visual neglect do realise something is wrong when it is pointed out to them over and over and over again.
Terri Braxton, vice president of the Child Welfare League of America, an umbrella organization based in Arlington, said that because abuse and neglect did not figure among the accusations, custody arrangements for the children would be made in much the same way as parents would make arrangements for child care before they left on a trip.
It was then that I realized what my neglect did to my previously lush green yard.
After reading a contemporary commentary on the Apostle Paul's Letter to the Ephesians, Sewall wrote that day, "I began to be uneasy that I had so long neglected doing anything".
Michael resents her for not having been the best mother and for having turned a blind eye to his father's failings — his father was an irresponsible, absent type, and it's clear that that neglect has something to do with Michael's escape into another life.
She's pushy, she chain-smokes, and she wears the kind of big, colorful earrings that say "Florida retiree with pizzazz". Michael resents her for not having been the best mother and for having turned a blind eye to his father's failings—his father was an irresponsible, absent type, and it's clear that that neglect has something to do with Michael's escape into another life.
The Jonckheere-Terpstra test did not reveal a significant main effect of group for the overall error rate (p = .42), indicating that neglect patients did not commit more errors in general due to more cognitive impairment.
