Thanks Dr. Maino for the blog post: …found that the experienced meditators, regardless of the type of meditation they practiced, seemed able to switch off the defaul mode network, which has been linked to lapses of attention, and disorders such as attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety. This part of the brain, comprising […]
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Brain Injury Conference- Truly Inspirational
BIAC (Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado) held their 29th Annual meeting in the Denver Area. This group includes physicians, therapists and survivors. Many of these survivors shared their stories of near-death experiences. They were grateful to the medical community for saving their lives. However, re-creating their lives after brain injury was elusive for many. I’m […]
Brain Injury Conference in CO- Join Me!
BIAC Conference Topics include: Life Skills for Survivors Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military If you want to hear more about vision rehabilitation for patients with brain injury, please join me at 10:30 on Oct. 13 for my presentation: Vision Rehabilitation for Patients with acquired […]
Vision Rehabilitation After Stroke
Learn from a vision scientist that vision rehabilitation after stroke is possible! We’ve known that for years as Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center has provided neuro-rehabilitation to stroke and brain injury patients for over 20 years. Check out Krystel Huxlin, Ph.D video. She refutes the “dogma” that vision after stroke can not be achieved. By […]
Some Veterans Return With 'Hidden' Vision Problems
Vision injuries are far more common than anyone had expected. Goodrich estimates that at least 6,000 Iraq and Afghanistan vets have suffered visual damage as a result of brain injury. To read the entire NPR story, click here.
Brain Injuries with Young Athletes
Thanks to Linda Sanet, COVT, for bringing this article to our attention. “When researchers looked at the electrical activity of the students’ brains, they found that the concussed athletes showed noticeably less activity in portions of the brain associated with attention. ‘‘They had suppressed attentional resources,’’ said Steven Broglio, Ph.D., a professor of kinesiology and […]
Traumatic Brain Injury May be Classified as Chronic Disease
Many of us treat patients with traumatic brain injury. So often these patients present with complex symptoms and problems beyond the initial trauma. This article in the Science Daily helps to bridge the questions that arise with many of these patients. I know the blog entry is long, but interesting. ScienceDaily (Aug. 26, 2010) — “Traumatic […]
Vision Therapy-More Than Meets the Eye
From 3-D Vision to Traumatic Brain Injury – New Issue of Optometric Journal Shares Insights for All Great information is available in this new COVD Journal. Click here for a summary of the articles!
The Visuality of Reading
Dr. Len Press, my esteemed colleague, writes in his blog about Oliver Sach’s latest “A Neurologist Notebook” piece in the New Yorker Magazine (June 28, 2010). Per Dr. Press’ blog: “Oliver Sacks, a neurologist and man of letters, is well-known to the vision community through his essays in The New Yorker Magazine. Oliver’s depiction of […]
Wii Technology Helps Brain Injuries
Neuroplasticity research shows that brain cells can sprout new neurons after brain injury-even with adults. Vision rehabilitation, provided by optometrists trained in Vision Therapy, have been successfully treating the visual consequences after brain injury. Visual symptoms include: Difficulty with reading, blurred vision, double vision, visual spatial and balance difficulties, poor eye-hand coordination, decreased visual memory. […]