Defense Secretary Gates Responds
The Brain Injury Association of American (BIAA) reports that Defense Secretary Gates continues to defend TRICARE’s stance on cognitive rehabilitation. On August 4, 2008 a group of Senators, led by…
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Gulf War Syndrome Finally Recognized
Of the 700,000 troops from Operation Desert Storm, about 25% are affected by a complex of multiple symptoms which has now officially been recognized as an illness related to exposure…
ReadNew Brain Injury Treatment?
Technology Review published an article on a red blood cell booster hormone erythropoietin (EPO), several studies have shown that this hormone can protect against the cell death and even swelling…
ReadWarrior Adventure Quest
According to the Army Times, “As of October 2007, 186 Soldiers had died in accidents within one year of returning from combat, 168 of them within the first six months…
ReadFwd: Seeing and Believing: Confabulation and Reality
———- Forwarded message ———-From: Rolf Gainer <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 9:28 AMSubject: Seeing and Believing: Confabulation and RealityTo: Neuronotes Blog <[email protected]>, Spotlight Blog <[email protected]> Does our brain…
ReadSeeing and Believing: Confabulation and Reality
Does our brain play tricks on us? Michael Gazzaniga, a brain researcher, conducted a study in which hew looked to determine how a lack of control affected how the subjects…
ReadAging and Brain Injury: A Call for Lifelong Care
Last week, I had the pleasure of revisiting old friends in Iowa. On one particular morning in Iowa City, I had a chance to catch up with Geoff Lauer, the…
ReadToronto ABI Network Conference: A Home Run
I attended the 2008 Toronto ABI Network Conference on November 3 and 4. Each year this conference evolves and deepens in terms of its content and quality. This year the…
ReadWar-Zone Concussion Research
As many as 20 percent of our returning soldiers are diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, and about 40 percent of those are mild cases that are often overlooked because they…
ReadElection Day Thoughts
The political fervor in America is nearly palpable. Yesterday, I was walking through the streets of downtown Iowa City, and I overheard a number of conversations, almost all of them…
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