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Neuroscience News: TBI and Common Neurological Conditions Accelerate One Another

Posted on June 18, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

TBI and Common Neurological Conditions Accelerate One Another FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience ·June 17, 2026 Summary: A study of 55,204 older veterans demonstrates a dangerous bi-directional risk loop between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurological diseases.The research found that older adults who sustained a … Continue reading →

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MIT News: Brain circuit needed to incorporate new information may be linked to schizophrenia. Highly recommend video from Channel 4 about the Inquiry in the UK into mental illness

Posted on June 15, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology – On Campus and Around the world  Subscribeto MIT News newsletterBrowseEnter keywords to search for news articles:Submit Brain circuit needed to incorporate new information may be linked to schizophrenia Impairments of this circuit … Continue reading →

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Lifelong learning for a person with TBI. 30 plus years and I just did not have the words or confirmation to really grasp this. I can identify with this from the PADULA Institute of Vision Rehabilitation

Posted on June 9, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Concussion: Blurred Vision, TBI and Visual Processing Dysfunction Individuals with concussions or other traumatic brain injuries (TBI) often report visual symptoms including visual fatigue, eye strain, and intermittent blurred vision. People with a TBI can also experience other symptoms that … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Clinic: Broca’s Aphasia. Comment: 30+ years on with Broca’s aphasia … this explains so well what goes on in my head with frustration especially when people don’t understand what I understand and am trying to put in a sequence of words which is plucking words out of the sky and trying to match them into something that can be spoken and understood. Note no cure. Why?

Posted on June 6, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Broca’s Aphasia Medically Reviewed.Last updated on 11/19/2024. Broca’s aphasia is a language disorder that affects communication. You know what to say but have trouble speaking. It takes a lot of effort to say a complete sentence so you may remove certain … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience : True Brain Multitasking is Possible

Posted on June 5, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

True Brain Multitasking Is Possible FeaturedNeuroscience ·June 4, 2026 Summary: A new study has shattered the long-held scientific consensus regarding the human brain’s capacity to engage in true multitasking. The study demonstrates how the brain physically remodels its underlying architecture after … Continue reading →

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The Harvard Gazette: Schizophrenia … Quote: “As he got to know more patients, the romantic view that first captivated him gave way to an understanding that the delusions of schizophrenia are more terrifying than mind-expanding, but his interest only increased. “People with schizophrenia have enormous creative abilities,” Freedman says. “I admire them for what they struggle against when the world around them is threatening and they just keep plugging away.””

Posted on May 27, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Reconsidering the Causes of Schizophrenia Discovering a sensory quirk in patients sent Robert Freedman on a decades-long quest for genetic and biological clues Spring 2026 Robert Freedman Photo: Timothy Archibald Robert Freedman, MD ’72, was standing in front of his psychiatry … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Schizophrenia. Maybe some hope with this awful diagnosis, so often, casting people into criminal acts or lives of disarray

Posted on May 22, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Schizophrenia Risk Gene Linked to Hyper-Excitable Neurons FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology ·May 20, 2026 Summary: A precision functional genomics study successfully mapped the biological timing and cellular consequences of a major schizophrenia-associated gene. The research investigates ZNF804A, the very first risk gene identified from … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Brain Rewores to Stabilize Walking During Visual Impairment

Posted on May 19, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Functional neuroimaging demonstrates that the brain adapts to degraded visual navigation inputs by rigidly activating primary motor areas and explicitly amplifying the functional connection between executive cognitive control and physical motor execution centers. Credit: Neuroscience News Brain Rewires to Stabilize … Continue reading →

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The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT: The rules neurons follow to make sense of what we see. Comment: Fascinated. TBI, personally vision impacted, but nearest to acknowledgement was from Professor Lorraine Cassidy. TThe Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT: The rules neurons follow to make sense of what we see. Comment: Fascinated. TBI, personally vision impacted, but nearest to acknowledgement was from Professor Lorraine Cassidy. Professor Trinity College Dublin.

Posted on May 17, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

May 14, 2026 Research Findings The rules neurons follow to make sense of what we see Brain cells take in many signals through thousands of circuit connections. A new study in mice discerns the rules that turn what could be … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Mapping the Brain’s Hidden Hub for Creative Thought

Posted on May 1, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Mapping the Brain’s Hidden Hub for Creative Thought FeaturedNeuroscience April 29, 2026 Summary: What makes a brain creative? For years, neuroscientists have pointed to a “dynamic cooperation” between two opposing systems: the Default Mode Network (DMN), which handles spontaneous associations, and … Continue reading →

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