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·October 14, 2014·3 min read

Damage to Brain ‘Hubs’ Causes Extensive Impairment

Researchers provide a new perspective on injury impairs brain function.

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·October 7, 2014·4 min read

Stroke Fighting Drug Offers Potential Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment

A new study reports that a drug used to help treatment the crippling effects of stokes also shows potential for healing similar damage in TBI.

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·September 30, 2014·5 min read

Researchers Show EEG’s Potential to Reveal Depolarizations Following TBI

Researchers show spreading depolarization can be measured noninvasively in TBI patients using EEG technology.

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·September 29, 2014·5 min read

Modeling Shockwaves Through the Brain

Researchers develop a new scaling law which predicts a human's risk of blast-related TBI, based on previous studies of blast injuries on animal brains.

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Featured Psychology

·September 17, 2014·5 min read

Neuroimaging Study Pinpoints Neurobiological Basis for Key Symptoms Associated with PTSD

A new neuroimaging study links kappa opioid receptors in the brain to a narrow cluster of symptoms associated with PTSD.

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·September 9, 2014·3 min read

Xenon Gas Protects the Brain After Head Injury

A new study reports xenon gas could potentially reduce the extent of brain damage if given as a treatment within hours of a brain injury occurring.

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·September 8, 2014·2 min read

Brain Injuries No Match for sPIF Treatment

Researchers report they have uncovered a new treatment for perinatal brain injuries.

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·September 5, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Isolate Inflammatory Process That Damages Lungs of Donors With TBI

Fluid accumulates on the lungs after TBI, limiting the ability of the lungs to oxygenate the bloodstream and making the organ potentially unsuitable for transplantation, a new study reports.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·August 11, 2014·6 min read

Bioengineers Create Functional 3D Brain-Like Tissue

Researchers created 3D brain-like tissue which functions like, and has similar structural features to, tissue in rat brains.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 9, 2014·5 min read

Restoring Active Memory Program Poised to Launch

DARPA selects two universities to assist with its RAM program, which aims to develop a wireless, implantable neuroprosthetic to help those with TBI to overcome memory deficits.

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·April 23, 2014·3 min read

Higher Education Associated With Better Recovery From Traumatic Brain Injury

Researchers report better educated people appear to be significantly more likely to recover from a moderate to severe TBI.

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·April 14, 2014·2 min read

A Single Switch Dictates Severity of Epileptic Seizures

Researchers claim to have identified a switch in the brain of people with epilepsy which dictates whether their seizures will be mild or lead to a loss of consciousness.