Listening to pop music could help people with severe brain injuries recall memories
Listening to pop music can help patients with severe brain injuries recall personal memories, a new study suggests. Researchers discovered that brain injured patients recalled a similar number of memories [...]
Talking with Your Spouse or Charlie Brown’s Teacher? Miscommunication in Couples After Brain Injury
The dam finally broke for Christine as she shared with the group her mounting frustrations towards her husband, Mark. “Since his car accident, every time I talk with my husband [...]
6 Things You Need To Know About Women, Aging And Brain Health
Americans are living longer than ever, and women tend outlive men: The average life expectancy for females in the United States is now roughly 81, compared to 76 for males, [...]
This Is Your Brain On The Ocean
Your body is comprised of roughly 57 percent water, so it isn't all that surprising that we're drawn to even larger bodies of the stuff -- the ocean. Though scientists haven't [...]
‘Brain window’ implant devised
A "window to the brain" implant which would allow doctors to see through the skull and possibly treat patients has been devised by US researchers. It uses a see-through version [...]
The NFL Concussion Settlement: Four Blunt Points
The National Football League’s $765 million concussion settlement with thousands of former players contains several surprises. Let’s go to the replay for a closer look: For all its flaws, class-action litigation sometimes [...]
Miniature ‘human brain’ grown in lab
Miniature "human brains" have been grown in a lab in a feat scientists hope will transform the understanding of neurological disorders. The pea-sized structures reached the same level of development [...]
Concussions on the Field, Repercussions in School
The latest question for researchers studying the consequences of concussions isn't when student-athletes can safely get back in the game. It's how long to wait before they can return to [...]
Art project sheds new light on brain injury
A contemporary art work in Tasmania is telling some rarely heard stories from people with an acquired brain injury. "It's not a piece of patronising cuddly, disability art." That's how [...]