Computer model shows how brain learns new skills
Neuroscientists from MIT have designed a new computer model to show how the brain can learn a new task while retaining similar old ones....
read moreEarly concussion damage filmed
Thanks to modern technology, scientists have filmed early concussion damage well enough to describe the brain’s response to injury....
read moreFewer sports-related concussions at higher elevations
A new study from the Colorado School of Public Health has found that high school athletes who play at higher altitudes have fewer concussions than player at sea-level....
read moreTBIs linked to PTSD
A study of Marines found that TBIs during a recent deployment were linked to PTSD symptoms after their return....
read moreNonconcussion head impacts change brain, lower test scores
Even (repeated) head impacts that don’t result in a concussion can cause changes in the brain’s white matter and affect cognitive ability....
read moreFaulty NMDA receptor muddles memories
Researchers have discovered that mice lacking a receptor called N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) had their memories jumbled....
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