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Category: Research

How music therapy can help after brain injury

BY: KRISTA TOLOMIZENKO For many people with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), rehab or therapy is a necessary regimen to regain basic … More

Brain injury, Krista Tolomizenko, Music Therapy
electronic brain imagery

How functional MRIs can detect brain injury when other scans can’t

BY: AMANDA FORESTIERI Individuals who suffer from mild to moderate brain injuries often have long-lasting debilitating symptoms, despite the brain … More

detecting brain injury, Dr. David Corey, functional MRI

Why are we more susceptible to developing dementia after brain injury?

BY: SOPHIA VOUMVAKIS A post on this blog by Alison discussed research which suggests that those of us who have sustained … More

Alzheimer's Disease, Brain injury, Dementia, glymphatic system

Having Trouble Focusing? Here are some tips that can help

BY: SOPHIA VOUMVAKIS One of the struggles I faced after sustaining my Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) was difficulty focusing. Apparently … More

Cal Newport, Daniel J. Levitin, Dr. Norman Doidge, residual attention, Susan Cain, Tim Ferriss

Exciting research suggests the brain can repair itself – with help

BY: SOPHIA VOUMVAKIS In June of last year I wrote a post entitled Can the Brain Repair Itself? The answer to this question … More

Brain injury, Dr. Chandran, Dr. Jean-Francois Brunet, Dr. Jocelyne Bloch, neuroplasticity, TED Talks

This simple, pain-free brain stimulation technique may one day lead to a personalized treatment for brain injury

BY: SOPHIA VOUMVAKIS We know that every brain injury is different – which is why aspects of brain injury, such as … More

brain stimulation, interconnected brain networks, Transcranial direct-current brain stimulation (tDCS)

Damage to white matter leads to poorer cognitive performance in youth

BY: BHANU SHARMA If you’re reading this blog, chances are you’re familiar with the fact that injuries to specific areas … More

Brain injury, cognitive performance, damage to corpus callosum, grey matter, white matter, white matter damage, youth with brain injury

Having a spouse, longer time in rehab increases community integration post-TBI

BY: BHANU SHARMA There’s more evidence that having a spouse, and being able to stick it out for the long-run … More

community integration

Interconnected brain regions – an end to the GCS?

BY: SOPHIA VOUMVAKIS Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can often lead to problems with a person’s cognitive control, affecting their attention, memory, thought, behaviour and … More

axons, Brain injury, central-executive network, cognitive control, default network, executive function, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), interconnected brain regions, salience network

Can the brain repair itself?

BY: SOPHIA VOUMVAKIS When I suffered my traumatic brain injury (TBI) in 2011, I believed that the cells in my brain … More

brain disorders, brain trauma, Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, Dr. Siddhartha Chandran, MS, stem cells, TED Talks

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