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Articles on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
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A standard clinical MRI is not sensitive to the distributed and microscopic injuries in a concussed brain. But new discoveries are in the pipeline.
The sports world is understandably eager to prevent concussions, but some of the products on the market are not helping and may even hurt, by leading people to feel protected when they are not.
Recent research shows that the heart is affected when the head takes a blow, in sports-related concussion.
Reporting of recent studies may have caused alarm that brain injuries cause dementia. It just increases your risk.
Brain injuries damage regions of the brain and this damage can extend post-injury. But other brain regions can pick up the slack, and there are things we can do to help.
Globally, one third of women suffer violence at the hands of someone they love. And for those who survive domestic abuse, traumatic head injury can be the devastating outcome.
How simple positive psychology methods combined with traditional therapy can make all the difference.
Concussions in football and other contact sports correlate with severe, long-term brain damage — but science shows it doesn’t have to be that way.
As students return to school and prepare to join sports teams, here’s what they and their parents need to know about concussions.
A recent study that showed that 110 of 111 brains of deceased NFL players had a serious brain disease raised concerns once again about concussions. But there’s a lot we still need to know.
A study of the brains of 111 NFL players after their deaths showed that 110 had degenerative brain disease. Here are some expert analyses of what can be done to stop brain injury from sports.
Some people worry that calendar, list and note apps can make your memory worse, but new evidence shows they’re helpful for people with brain injuries.
Survivors of traumatic brain injuries might have behavioural issues or have problems holding down a job for years after a blow to the head or a bad fall.
Forget tinkering with the rules of boxing. It’s time for a wholesale change. Let’s make hits to the groin the aim of the game and ban hits to the head.
As prison populations rise this hidden issue is only making things worse.
The Super Bowl is a good time to party and celebrate, but it’s also a good time to reflect on where we stand culturally with concussions.
Neuroscience can now make a difference in the lives of people with severe brain injury, but will they get the care they deserve? More than a question of entitlements, this is an issue of civil rights.
Maybe you think neuroscience has a peaceable history of benign efforts to improve lives and enhance human capacities. But its origins and development tell a different story – with ethical implications.
New research has found a link between concussion in childhood and adverse medical and social outcomes as an adult.
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ARC DECRA Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University
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Research Fellow, UNSW
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Bjorn Borgen Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Adjunct Associate Professor, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University
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Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster University
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Neuroscientist, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Fitness, The Open University
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Vice Chair, Department of Neurology, University of Florida
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Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University
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Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology & Health Studies, University of Regina
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Salford
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Professor, Clinical & Health Psychology and Neurology, University of Florida
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Assistant Professor, Clinician Scientist (Physiotherapist), Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney