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Even When Mild, Young Brains Need Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury
Research shows that even mild TBI can cause permanent brain changes in young adults – and that the damage worsens over time.
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Concussion Movie Reignites Important Issue
It is fairly remarkable that Concussion, the movie, exists. Ten years ago, the public did not know much about concussions and other forms of brain trauma.
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No Fear: The Brain of Patient SM
One woman with a rare disease taught scientists about fear, by being fearless.
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  • 8 min
These Brains Changed Neuroscience
In this podcast from Science Friday, science writer Sam Kean joins Ira Flatow to talk about the brain injuries that led to some of neuroscience’s biggest breakthroughs
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  • 12 min
What Happens in the Brain During and After a Concussion?
Quick blows to the head can cause a host of complications in the brain.
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Hugh Herr: The New Bionics That Let Us Run, Climb, and Dance
Hugh Herr is building the next generation of bionic limbs, robotic prosthetics inspired by nature's own designs.
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  • 19 min
Best Foot Forward: Recovering from Motor Injuries
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  • 7 min
Recovering From Spinal Cord Injuries
Advances in spinal cord injury research offer hope for recovery.
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Three Lesions, Three Lives
Brain lesions have taught scientists a lot about how the brain works.
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  • 5 min
Keeping Our Eye on the Ball: NFL Concussion Crisis
Media coverage of Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson, and other lesser known National Football League (NFL) players involved in domestic abuse cases has pushed the larger problem facing the game—chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)—to the back burner.
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3D Printed Brain Saves A Life
Whether people are making 3D-printed cars, guns, or even organs, this technology is becoming wild with the thousands of different applications.
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Siddharthan Chandran: Can the Damaged Brain Repair Itself?
After a traumatic brain injury, it sometimes happens that the brain can repair itself. Siddharthan Chandran walks through some new techniques using special stem cells that could allow the damaged brain to rebuild faster.
  • TED
  • 16 min
Jennifer Morgan: Finding Inspiration in Unexpected Places
A researcher explains how her undergraduate experience inspired a career studying spinal cord injury.
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