LearningRx1 brain injury | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 4

Using bright light therapy to treat TBIs

May 11, 2013 by

Bright light therapy may help people suffering from mild traumatic brain injuries with their sleep, emotion, cognition and brain function. Patients who underwent six weeks of morning bright light therapy had decreased daytime sleepiness and were less depressed. It...

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Predicting the long-term effects of a TBI

May 8, 2013 by

How can you predict the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury? With new brain mapping technology. MEG imaging records magnetic fields produced by natural electrical currents in the brain. The scan only takes one or two minutes and it...

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New research shows how brain adapts to injury

Jan 16, 2013 by

Research out of Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging shows how the brain adapts to injury. When one area loses functionality, other areas activate. As one researcher said, “[This] gives us indications of how individuals can train...

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Could changing hockey rules reduce brain injuries?

Dec 2, 2012 by

A new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says that changing the rules of hockey will likely help reduce brain injuries in young athletes. The coauthors suggest limiting body-checking and other hostile behavior and, of course, actually enforcing...

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