KENNESAW, Ga., June 16 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release:
Saloni Patel, a first-year psychology major at Kennesaw State University, is studying how adverse childhood experiences - commonly known as ACEs - leave a measurable biological mark that can affect how we think, focus, and learn. Her research examines whether inflammation triggered by early-life stress contributes to the cognitive struggles some students face in the classroom.
"Everyone is a person at the end of the day, and they all have a story behind them," Patel said. "By mapping how early life stress lingers in the bodies and minds of my peers, we can better understand the invisible biological weights that students carry into the classroom every si...