Posts Tagged ‘brain-injury’
Without Brain Health, you do not have Health
As you go through life, your brain undergoes extraordinary development. Your brain is the most adaptable, modifiable organ in your body, and it can change both positively and negatively by how you use it each day. Just by reading a book such as this one, your brain has been changed. How has your brain been…
Read MoreWebinar on Tuesday, June 16th: Harnessing neuroplasticity to transform brain rehabilitation
Quick heads-up on an opportunity for clinicians to learn about an innovative program transforming brain injury rehab up in Canada. When: Tue, June 16, 2020. 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
Read MoreStudy combines MRI brain scans with statistics to better predict cognitive problems after stroke
___ New ‘brain health index’ can predict how well patients will do after stroke (ScienceDaily): “A new computer programme developed by scientists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow can assess whole brain deterioration and help predict cognitive function after stroke up to ten times more accurately than current methods. The new approach, published today…
Read MoreStudy: Brain stimulation can work–if properly timed
—– Electrical Stimulation To Boost Memory: Maybe It’s All In The Timing (NPR): “People with a brain injury or dementia often struggle to remember simple things, like names or places. In research published Thursday in the journal Current Biology, scientists have shown it may be possible to improve this sort of memory using tiny pulses…
Read MoreSurvey of key scientific, technological and investment trends revolutionizing Brain Health in our Digital Age
—– Last year I got very interested in the functioning of the human brain and the science behind mindfulness and learning [1], so was quite excited to attend the SharpBrains Virtual Summit [2] in December, indulging in the latest trends in applied neuroscience and digital innovation. The Summit focused on the theme of reinventing brain health in the digital…
Read MoreThe FDA clears two computerized cognitive tests to assist in medical evaluations following brain injury or concussion
FDA allows marketing of first-of-kind computerized cognitive tests to help assess cognitive skills after a head injury (FDA news release): “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of two new devices to assess a patient’s cognitive function immediately after a suspected brain injury or concussion. The Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT)…
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