All posts tagged 'brain'

Obama Unveils His $100 Million Brain Study Initiative

Posted on April 2nd, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

At a White House press conference Tuesday, President Obama officially unveiled his $100 million research initiative to understand and map the human brain. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/04/02/fact-sheet-brain-initiative The president had alluded to this study during his State of the Union address, and basically everyone was waiting for him to talk about the details..
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Cognitive Therapy: Learning to Avoid the Overwhelming

Posted on January 14th, 2013 · Posted in TBI Voices

Cognitive Therapy: Craig Part Fifteen  Craig talks about the kind of cognitive therapy he received and the different issues that this type of therapy dealt with and helped him with. Now, you said you had a separate person that was helping you with cognitive therapy. Correct. The Difference Between Cognitive..
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Brain Injury Coma Survivor Story: From College Girl to Coma Survivor

Posted on January 28th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

Brain Injury Coma Survivor: Betty Part One – TBI Voices Begins its Second Story I have been doing brain injury representation for over 20 years, and there are times I swear that the condition is contagious.  Of course it isn’t, but  it is such a prolific tragedy, that as soon..
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‘Brain: The Inside Story,’ Offers Food For Thought About The Mind

Posted on November 19th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

“Brain: The Inside Story,” a new exhibit at The American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, opens tomorrow, Saturday. And if you can get to see it, it looks like a fascinating, interactive presentation about state-of-the-art knowledge of the brain. http://view.amnh.info/?j=fec9137177670078&m=fea715707566067e75&ls=fe5116737d610c7a711d&l=ff2f15737d60&s=fe8a1275706c037f71&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe8811707c620d7474&r=0 The museum itself says  the exhibit will give “you a new perspective and..
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A Fall of Concussions

Posted on December 18th, 2009 · Posted in Brain Injury

While I have been away from writing this blog, there has been more concussion news than I can remember. And as always, the real story usually gets lost in the headlines. Tiger Woods is a perfect example. From all bystander and news accounts, he was undoubtedly knocked out when his..
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Brain injury is a Process, Not an Event

Posted on September 15th, 2009 · Posted in Brain Injury

“Brain injury is a process, not an event.” That one phrase has guided my advocacy with respect to concussion as much as any one thing. The author? Thomas Gennarelli, M.D. I am not sure when the first time he said it, but one such place he says it is the..
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Seoul hospital refuses to end coma patient’s life

Posted on December 16th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 12/17/2008 12:55 AM SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean hospital said Wednesday it will appeal a court order to let a comatose patient die by removing her from a respirator, saying the case could prompt a trend in devaluing human life. The order issued by the Seoul..
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Nap without guilt: It boosts sophisticated memory

Posted on November 24th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 11/24/2008 By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Just in time for the holidays, some medical advice most people will like: Take a nap. Interrupting sleep seriously disrupts memory-making, compelling new research suggests. But on the flip side, taking a nap may boost a sophisticated kind of memory..
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