New research provides critical insights into the role of sleep in motor learning for individuals recovering from traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study sheds light on how sleep, specifically a short nap, influences brain activity associated with motor skill improvement, with implications for optimizin...
“The CT provides a clear, two-dimensional image of the brain that shows abnormalities such as brain tumors, blood clots, strokes, or damage due to head injury” (Hill 2008). This procedure is painless, and nothing is inserted on, or into your head. The patient is fully awake during ...
Every time my infant bumps her head, I worry because of the soft spots. These spots are parts of the skull that have not yet grown together all the way. Soft spots allow for the rapid growth that occurs after birth. I know that not every little bump is cause for concern, so I looke...