Tag: brain injury

Study links repeated head impacts to later-life depression symptoms, worse cognitive function

From the Boston University School of Medicine press release: Scientists have long believed that a single traumatic brain injury (TBI) earlier in life may contribute to problems with memory, thinking… Read more »

Study suggests emotion recognition deficits may impede community integration after traumatic brain injury

From the Kessler Foundation press release: Kessler Foundation researchers have found a correlation between deficits in facial emotion recognition and poor community integration in individuals with moderate to severe traumatic… Read more »

Study finds that brain area tied to emotions is larger in vets, service members with mild TBI and PTSD

From the Veterans Affairs Research Communications press release: A new study finds that veterans and active-duty service members with combat-related PTSD and mild traumatic brain injury had larger amygdalas —… Read more »

Study suggests mental health disorders are common following mild head injury

From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke press release: A new study reveals that approximately 1 in 5 individuals may experience mental health symptoms up to six months… Read more »

Study suggests mild problem-solving task improves brain function after a concussion

From the Southern Methodist University press release: Concern is growing about the danger of sports-related concussions and their long-term impact on athletes. But physicians and healthcare providers acknowledge that the… Read more »

Study links content of service members’ art to their trauma levels

From the Drexel University press release: When making visual art during their recovery from traumatic brain injuries (TBI), military service members who depicted psychological injuries like depression or anxiety in… Read more »

Study examines relationship between traumatic brain injury and alcohol use

From the Elsevier press release: Head injury, which often damages brain regions overlapping with those involved in addictive behaviors, does not worsen drinking behavior in people with heavy alcohol use,… Read more »

Injury from contact sport has harmful, though temporary effect on memory

From the McMaster University press release: McMaster University neuroscientists studying sports-related head injuries have found that it takes less than a full concussion to cause memory loss, possibly because even… Read more »

Study finds mapping brain connectivity with MRI may predict outcomes for cardiac arrest survivors

From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release: A new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers found that measures of connectivity within specific cerebral networks were strongly linked to long-term functional… Read more »