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Obama Unveils Details of New Human Brain Mapping Initiative
First the genome, now the brain. On Tuesday, President Obama provided more information about his plan to invest $100 million in 2014 toย map the human brain. The goal of the project, referred to as the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies...
Family’s struggle with TBI helps dozens of others
AUBURN, Wash. -- After a tragic accident left a young man needing long-term care, his family discovered the closest suitable place was out of state. So they decided to open up a home for him. And now their efforts are improving the lives of dozens of people with...
Mark Kelly speaks at brain injury conference in Carlsbad
CARLSBAD (CBS 8) - It has been a little more than two years since Mark Kelly's wife, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was nearly assassinated after a gunman shot her in the head. Since then, Giffords has made a remarkable recovery and become an inspiration for...
Can Just One Concussion Change the Brain?
Suffering a single concussion may cause lasting brain damage, researchers report in the journalย Radiology. Steven Flanagan, co-director of the Concussion Center at NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses the findings, and why diagnosing a concussion is so difficult....
Brain Spikes: Synchrony May Be Key to Cracking Brain’s Neural Code
Despite many remarkable discoveries in the field of neuroscience during the past several decades, researchers have not been able to fully crack the brain's "neural code." The neural code details how the brain's roughly 100 billion neurons turn raw sensory inputs into...
Death of the NFL: Part 2
In part one of this series, I suggested that the increased size, speed and strength of today's NFL players are creating a dramatically more impactful and damaging set of collisions. We have known for years of the devastation these collisions wreck on every joint in...
Having purpose in life 'could reduce stroke risk'
ShareThis Author: The Telegraph Published Date: March 5, 2013 Publication: www.telegraph.co.uk Original article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9910103/Having-purpose-in-life-coul... People who feel that they have a purpose in...
Jazz musician overcomes brain injury with music
It's a remarkable story of determination, perseverance and above all, a deep love of music, jazz music in particular. Connor Derraugh is a 17-year old aspiring musician who plays alto sax and piano. But two and a half years ago he suffered a terrible brain injury...
Brain Injury: My Road To Recovery โ โTime Is Of The Essenceโ
BOSTON (CBS) โ If you were to ask 10 people on the street what TBI is, youโd be hard pressed to find even one person who knows the answer. TBI stands for traumatic brain injury. Iโve been recovering from one for the past six months. Last July, I tumbled from my very...