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TORONTO, March 4, 2013 /CNW/ - Scientists from all over the world are meeting this week at The Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto for a three-day conference focused on Brain Plasticity and Neurorehabilitation. The 23rd annual neuroscience conference, presented by Baycrest Health Sciences' Rotman Research Institute (RRI), will highlight provocative findings in two related fields - brain plasticity and neurorehabilitation - which are yielding new ways to help people affected by stroke, traumatic brain injury, dementia, Parkinson's disease and depression. Brain plasticity is a relatively recent concept which suggests that an injured brain and nervous system can heal itself under the right circumstances. Neurorehabilitation refers to therapies aimed at improving quality of life after cognitive or other damage to the brain using specific types of training and brain stimulation combined with behavioural therapy. The goal is to restore lost or damaged functions such as speech or comprehension, or to help people compensate by enhancing other skills. "We believe this is the next exciting frontier in medicine," says conference co-chair Dr. Deirdre Dawson, a senior scientist at Baycrest's RRI and an associate professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto. "Our progress in treating … Continue reading →

KAPAA March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and members of the Think BIG (Brain Injury Group) met with Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. Wednesday during its meeting at the Kapaa Neighborhood Center to make the announcement. The purpose of the Brain Injury Awareness campaign during the month of March is to promote public awareness of the extent, causes, consequences, treatment and prevention of brain injury, states a mayoral proclamation presented by Carvalho. We extend a warm aloha and mahalo to the Think BIG organization for its advocacy, education and research in helping to bring hope and healing to millions of individuals living with brain injury, their families and the professionals who serve them, Carvalho said. Citing facts from the Brain Injury Association of America, 1.7 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury each year, a contributing factor in a third of all injury-related deaths in the United States. These injuries are largely the result of motor vehicle crashes, falls, assaults, sporting-related injuries or occupational injuries. Additionally, traumatic brain injury is the signature injury of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and presents new challenges for members of the military and their families. An injury that happens in an instant can bring … Continue reading →

CARBONDALE This month is recognized as Brain Injury Awareness Month as Brain Injury Association of Illinois gets the word out about the traumatic and devastating affects that brain injuries have on society, as well as whats available in treatment and rehabilitation. A traumatic brain injury is a blow, jolt or bump to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain. The most common causes of are vehicle crashes, falls, sports injuries and violence. Other causes include medical events such as loss of oxygen to the brain, aneurysms, infec-tions, tumors or stroke. Many times such as cases where people suffer concussions in sports or recreational activities, the TBI goes untreated or is not diagnosed. People will say, I wasnt knocked unconscious or was not hospitalized. The diagnosis test may come out negative, said the associations executive director, Philicia L. Deckard. Concussions are brain injuries. Its hard for people to understand that. Each case has its own set of different impairments. A brain injury can happen to anyone, anytime and anywhere. Data released by the association can raise awareness as to how traumatic and devastating brain injuries have become. Its say the cost runs about … Continue reading →