In this short video (3 min) by the Truama Recovery Centre, kids explain the triune model of the brain. Although this model is a highly simplified explanation of brain activity and organisation, it provides an easy-to-understand approximation of the hierarchy of brain functions. It can be taught to parents, staff, and young people to help them understand their own responses to distress - knowledge is power. "Paul MacLean introduced the concept of a triune brain in the 1960s. This model of brain s