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My Stroke of Insight

The Long Path To Repairing A Damaged Brain

Richard C. Senelick, M.D. | Posted 03.12.2013 | TED Weekends
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Richard C. Senelick, M.D.

We know from both animal and human research that with the right amount and type of therapy, we can both instruct other areas of the brain to take over the function of the damaged brain and also direct the damaged axons to connect with nerve cells that work.

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Brain Expert: Turn off the TV and Let Giffords Sleep

Cassandra M. Bellantoni | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: University of Arizona Medical Center, My Stroke of Insight, Arizona Shooting, Peter Rhee, Jill Bolte Taylor, Tucson Shooting, Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Injury, Gabrielle Giffords, Michael Lemole Dr Michael Lemole, Congresswoman Giffords, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, Home News
Cassandra M. Bellantoni

Friends and family must set aside their ideas of who Gabrielle Giffords was and "embrace the person she will become now."

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