The symptoms of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can take days or even weeks to show up, and can cause a range of problems. Stay safe and get informed by reading about these 8 signs of TBI to keep in mind.
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When is the last time someone asked you about your hobbies at a job interview? You may not realize it, but our favored pastimes go far beyond relaxing forms of entertainment. The hobbies we gravitate towards can actually impact our intelligence, and, according to science, creates new neural pathways that make our brains work faster and […]
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It’s happened to all of us. We gobble down a bowl of ice cream or slurp a frozen beverage a little too enthusiastically…and suddenly, brain freeze! Believe it or not, the crippling, cold-inducing headache that hits your cranium like a sack of frozen bricks has a scientific purpose, as cruel and unwarranted as it might […]
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June is Aphasia Awareness Month, but many have likely never heard of this progressive and degenerative communication disorder that can affect speech and language, both verbal and written. Aphasia typically results after a brain injury, such as a stroke, head trauma, or tumor, causing brain cell damage to the areas of the brain responsible for speech (left side) and/or communication […]
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Brain development is key during the early years of your child’s life (right up until the age of 25 according to experts). However, your young one’s mind is especially vacuum-like during their earlier years, so it’s a great time to take advantage of learning. Sometimes teaching your children can be boring to them, despite your […]
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Let’s face it; it can be hard to maintain your focus while staring at a computer all day or listening to a professor drone on about calculus, history, politics, or religion. Then there are all of those distractions—television, YouTube, Facebook, text messages and email—the list goes on. Thankfully, there are a number of common foods […]
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