Neuroscience of Device Zombies | Kathryn Berkett | TEDxTauranga

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As a Neuroscience trainer, Kathryn is apprehensively watching for the dawning of the device-zombie-apocalypse. She is concerned about society's willingness to allow young people’s brains to be so heavily exposed to addictive and possibly damaging, screen based technology.

Kathryn has dedicated 22 years to understanding how extreme trauma impacts the developing brain. She has a Masters degree in Educational Psychology and is a certified Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics Practitioner

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Mother to two adolescent children, Kathryn has dedicated 22 years to understanding how extreme trauma impacts the developing brain. Holding a Masters in Educational Psychology and certification as a Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics Practitioner, she now uses her skills to train others and to develop interventions that assist reparation of the physical and psychological aspects of impacted brains.

Armed with the knowledge that trauma can have huge emotional, behavioural and physical outcomes, Kathryn is passionate about sharing information with the wider community through her work. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx