The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity—A Transformative Guide to Understanding Childhood Trauma and Health

by Nadine Burke Harris

If the toads-to-be were exposed to corticosterone late in development, it did speed up metamorphosis, allowing for the adaptive, timely leap out of the pond. But if the toads were exposed to the steroid early in development, it actually inhibited their growth. And it had other unexpected