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1 in a million. Complete recovery after severe brain injury. After coming out of coma he did not recognize even his mother, could not move at all. Doctors gave up on him, even after some recovery they said it was a miracle, and that is all to be expected, but Sean kept on healing. Regained most of his abilities including speech, reading, writing, and even cooking. Last week he passed the test needed to get back his driving license. picked by SpamTrap 6 months ago tags brain injury Sean Ryan recovery |
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His brain injury was so massive that experts at Southampton General Hospital feared he may not survive. picked by henkspaan 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share world |
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More than 5.3 million people in the United States are living with long-term disabilities because of traumatic brain injury, or TBI, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each year at least 1.4 million Americans suffer a TBI — more than are struck by heart attacks. picked by AlliOOP 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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An Australian study of brain imaging shows long-term, heavy use of marijuana can cause significant brain injury. picked by goober 4 months ago 5 comments edit related share science |
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A convincing twin of Darth Vader stalks the beige cubicles of a Silicon Valley office, complete with ominous black mask, cape and light saber. But this is no chintzy Halloween costume. It's a prototype, years in the making, of a toy that incorporates brain wave-reading technology. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
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“I want answers. She was not drunk,” says the mother of OJ Simpson’s longtime girlfriend, Christie Prody. The concerned mom demands to know what happened to her daughter, who is hospitalized in intensive care with a serious brain injury. 11 comments edit related share plime.comOops, he did it again... picked by bevissimo 8 months ago |
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Brain Imaging test results suggest that it may soon be possible to reconstruct a picture of a person’s visual experience from measurements of brain activity alone. It may even be possible to “see” someone else’s dream. picked by MandolinOrange 7 months ago 5 comments edit related share science |
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Dyslexia marked by poor reading fluency — slow and choppy reading — may be caused by disorganized, meandering tracts of nerve fibers in the brain, according to researchers. Their study, using the latest imaging methods, gives researchers a glimpse of what may go wrong in the structure of some dyslexic readers’ brains that makes it difficult to integrate the information needed for... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
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When Cordelia Cowsill was born, her future looked bleak indeed. She was suffering from an incurable genetic condition for which the only possible hope was to have half her brain removed. Doctors warned her parents, Amanda and Martyn Cowsill, that their daughter would never walk, talk, cry or smile like a normal child - even if she survived. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Being creative or artistic doesn’t mean you know how to draw or play an instrument. Being creative is a way of thinking, a way of viewing the world. 7 comments edit related share plime.comCreative people use the RIGHT side of their brains more than the LEFT. Take the test and find out if your brain is RIGHT for a creative career. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago |
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A research group has achieved an additional step for the potential replacement of damaged brain cells after injury or disease: functional nerve cells can be generated from astroglia, a type of supportive cells in the brain by means of special regulator proteins. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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An Australian man was conscious and spoke to his medical team during life-saving brain surgery in what doctors are claiming as a world-first procedure with cutting-edge technology. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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We know that the foods we eat affect the body but they can have even more influence on how well our brain functions. What we eat can have a POWERFUL affect on our brain’s energy, how the mind handles tasks, and our general mood. picked by leopoldogolba 9 months ago 6 comments edit related share entertainment |
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A dieter suffered permanent brain damage after being advised to drink six pints of water a day and cut salt intake to lose weight. Dawn Page, 52, has been awarded £810,000 in damages from her nutritionist, although the practitioner denies fault. picked by maxriter 3 months ago 9 comments edit related share weird |
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Even the slower-witted among us can improve mental agility with a few daily brain teasers, a study suggests. picked by karenben 5 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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She needed to have half of her brain removed due to the fact that she suffered from a very rare illness known as Rasmussen’s encephalitis, which eats away at the brain of the person infected. picked by AfroMosHi 2 months ago 2 comments edit related share world |
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Even in humdrum nonpolitical decisions, liberals and conservatives literally think differently, researchers show. picked by muppet 1 year ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
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You're a 12-year-old boy whose head was severed from his neck (internally) in a racing car crash -- and live to tell the tale. Bet you had no idea this was even possible! picked by henkspaan 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share weird |