We’ve written about the high incidence of debilitating concussions related to sports like football and ice hockey on this blog before. We could easily write about other sports that can injure your head, like boxing or skiing. Many people debate what the best way to deal with sports-related brain injuries might be. One of the [...]
Tags: boxing and concussion, brain injury, concussion, football and concussion, hockey and concussion, sports-related brain injury
Posted June 30, 2011 by Marghi Merzenich under Neuroscience, Odds and Ends
We’re learning more about the long-term impact of brain injury and the importance of reducing the potential for repeated head injuries within a short time frame. Here are some concrete steps to take.
Tags: brain injury, sports, traumatic brain injury
Posted November 2, 2010 by Steven Aldrich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Neuroscience, Research studies
I ran across a very clear explanation from Harvard Health about how to protect the brain’s abilities. (Note: that link is a summary press release; to get the full report, you can purchase it here.) They talk about building your “brain bank” by challenging your mind and staying physically active. It’s great to see a simple [...]
Tags: brain bank, brain injury, Brain plasticity, brain stiumlation, brain training, harvard health, neuroplasticity, neuroprotection, protect memory
Posted October 11, 2010 by Steven Aldrich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain plasticity
Is there really anything more interesting to talk about than music? Personally, I can’t think of anything else I would rather occupy my thoughts and conversations with. That’s probably because for me, music connects to everything worth caring about in the first place: culture, technology, and language. Mark Richardson, one of my favorite modern writers [...]
Tags: brain fitness, brain injury, music, therapy, treatment
Posted March 31, 2010 by Cyrus Hedayati under Brain exercise, Brain plasticity, Neuroscience, Research studies
It is said that every major war produces a “signature injury.” Society always feels the loss of those who die in battle, but the way most of us experience war is through the surviving veterans who come home and bring with them a new set of medical, scientific, and moral challenges. In World War II, [...]
Tags: brain injury, PTSD, TBI, traumatic brain injury, veterans, Wounded Warrior Project
Posted March 25, 2010 by Cyrus Hedayati under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Brain Fitness Marketing, Brain Fitness Program, Brain plasticity, Exercise, Memory, Posit Science software
I recently read an article in New Scientist about a study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania. The researchers found that brain-injured mice developed lower levels of certain amino acids known as BCAAs within a few days of being injured. The low-BCAA mice were divided into 2 groups, with one group getting plain water and [...]
Tags: amino acid, BCAA, brain injury, neurochemicals, new scientist, protein, TBI, university of pavia, university of pennsylvania
Posted December 22, 2009 by Karen Merzenich under Brain plasticity, Neuroscience, Research studies
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