University of Victoria (UVic) researcher Phil Zeman has developed a new and less expensive procedure for analyzing EEG (electroencephalogram) data that identifies the location of special brain activities. Traditionally, it is functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) that is used to identify which areas of the brain are active during different mental states. Zeman’s technology is an inexpensive alternati ...

The Washington Post reports that the private company Brainscope received $20,000,000 to build a portable electroencephalogram (EEG) device. The company foresees an initial military application whereby an objective EEG assessment could determine the severity of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) sustained by a soldier in the field. Other non-military applications are expected, such as with high school sports or ...

The Model System Knowledge Translation Center is a great traumatic brain injury (TBI) resource not only for clinicians, but also for patients and their families. Model Systems provides these documents free of charge and can be viewed or downloaded online. The evidence-based TBI information is written in a straightforward manner that keeps "doctor speak" in check. Go to the end of this review for a link to T ...

As mentioned in a previous post, I am on internship at a nationally ranked rehabilitation hospital. Though I am currently assigned to a traumatic brain injury rotation (TBI), I have already started to work with patients with spinal cord injuries (i.e., my next formal rotation). I recently came across a wonderful free resource for patients and their family entitled, "Spinal Cord Injury Patient-Family Teachin ...

Check out today's Research News Update for the latest on the role of positive emotions and resilience, several new studies on Autism, including differences in how these persons learn new behaviors and the role of parental stress in their child's behaviors, brainmaps that can detect early mental illness, such as schizophrenia, psychological interventions may not prevent PTSD, the role of the immune system in ...

"The Evidence-Based Review of Moderate To Severe Acquired Brain Injury*" provides a comprehensive and authoritative review of research that pertains to traumatic brain injury (TBI). The author have generously posted their work online for free as as PDF document. The Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, and The Rehab ...

Moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries are characterized by varying levels of consciousness, as well as post-traumatic amnesia once the patient is alert. The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) points out in the article* under review today that signficant confusion and misdiagnosis exists due to the misunderstanding of terms related to severe alterations of consciousness. In light of th ...

The ISNR (International Society for Neurofeedback and Research) Research Foundation seeks to fund large scale, high quality quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) and neurofeedback studies. They encourage researchers to immediately submit grant proposals for ADHD, Epilepsy, Autistic, and mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) populations. The ISNR Research Foundation further released a one page d ...

McCrea delivers a comprehensive, state of the art review of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and post-concussion syndrome (PCS) in about 200 pages.  A succinct writing style characterizes "Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Postconcussion Syndrome: The New Evidence Base for Diagnosis and Treatment" cover to cover.   ...