MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'brain damage'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:08:38 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159201&cid=t_101973_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F24%2Fis-it-really-mind-over-matter-the-mind-and-body-are-one%2F You have probably heard the phrase mind over matter, which implies the mind and matter are separable.  Or maybe you have heard it’s all in your head, or it’s mental.  Both of these phrases imply the separation of mind and brain (or body). So to explore this issue, I’d like to share some videos that discuss the unity of mind-body.  They can help us better understand how inseparable the mind and brain (body) really are. Mind vs. Brain: In the above video, Yale psychologist Paul Bloom says, “The mind is a product of the brain.  The mind is what the brain does.” Can we overload our brains? Steven Pinker, a scientist at Harvard, discusses the mind-brain myth in the video above.   Substance Dualism *Mirror* This is an excellent video (above) that discusses and re... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159201 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:29:31 +0100 5159201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4331246&cid=t_101973_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Falcoholic-brain-shrinkage%2F Image via WikipediaImaging and Alcoholism: A Window on the BrainThe processes that initiate and maintain alcoholism are regulated by interactions among nerve cells (i.e., neurons) in the brain. These mechanisms interact with emotional, thinking, and social factors to determine an individual’s response to alcohol consumption.Imaging techniques allow scientists to study the link between brain and behavior with minimal risk to the patient. Using imaging, scientists can watch the brain in action as a person performs intellectual tasks, reacts to the environment, or experiences emotions. Data obtained before, during, and after a person has consumed alcohol can be compared and analyzed. Imaging offers the promise of integrating biomedical, psychosocial, and behavioral aspects of alcoholism... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4331246 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:06:44 +0100 4331246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4295001&cid=t_101973_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fphysical-effects-of-alcohol-on-women-3%2F Women’s bodies react differently to alcohol than men’s bodies and this can be explained by biological differences:Women have approximately 10% more fatty tissue and less body water than men. This means that women attain a higher blood alcohol concentration (BAC) than men for the same volume of alcohol consumed.Women have lower levels of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), an enzyme involved in the metabolism of alcohol. As a result, women experience the effects of alcohol more quickly, and for longer, than men.On average, women weigh less than men and, therefore, have less tissue to absorb alcohol.Women’s hormone levels fluctuate during the menstrual cycle and this may affect the rate of alcohol metabolism in the body, causing women to experience higher blood alcohol levels at different poi... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4295001 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 15:28:00 +0100 4295001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3998988&cid=t_101973_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbrain-damage-behavior-and-football%2F2010.09.24 In psychiatry, we’ve had a hard time drawing precise links between brain pathology and psychiatric disorders. We can do it for groups of people: “Disease X” is associated with changes in brain structure of “Brain Area Y” or metabolic changes in “Brain Area Z.” But it’s groups, not individuals, and it’s an association, not a cause-and-effect, or a definite. We still can’t use this information for diagnosis, and there are still patients with any given psychiatric diagnoses who will have brains where “Area Y” is the same size as those without the disorder. We’re learning. From what I read in this New York Times article, Owen Thomas was a bright, talented young man with no history of psychiatric disorder and no histo... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3998988 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3998988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3743497&cid=t_101973_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fexxon-valdez-cleanup-worker-garry-stubblefield-describes-wrecked-health%2F Alaskan Garry Stubblefield has permanent respiratory and brain damage he says he suffered as a result of exposure to the toxic aftereffects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3743497 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:04:51 +0100 3743497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3679916&cid=t_101973_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Falcoholic-brain-damage-and-thiamine%2F The Role of Thiamine Deficiency in Alcoholic Brain Disease A deficiency in the essential nutrient thiamine resulting from chronic alcohol consumption is one factor underlying alcohol-induced brain damage. Thiamine is a helper molecule (i.e., a cofactor) required by three enzymes involved in two pathways of carbohydrate metabolism. Because intermediate products of these pathways are needed for the generation of other essential molecules in the cells (eg., building blocks of proteins and DNA as well as brain chemicals), a reduction in thiamine can interfere with numerous cellular functions, leading to serious brain disorders, including Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, which is found predominantly in alcoholics. Chronic alcohol consumption can result in thiamine deficiency by causing inadequate... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3679916 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:56:00 +0100 3679916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3383091&cid=t_101973_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FyQpzRLqK4v4%2F Acquired brain injury refers to any brain damage that happens after birth. Alcohol is one of the many causes of acquired brain injury. The injury inflicted by alcohol abuse is referred to as alcohol related brain injury (ARBI). More than 2,500 Australians are treated for ARBI every year. Just how much damage is done depends on a number of factors. These include individual differences, as well as the person’s age, gender, nutrition and their overall pattern of alcohol consumption. A person with ARBI might experience problems with memory, thinking abilities and physical coordination. A younger person has a better chance of recovery because of their greater powers of recuperation. However, the effects of alcohol related brain injury can be permanent for many sufferers. Alcohol and br... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3383091 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:53:20 +0100 3383091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3283833&cid=t_101973_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FS_QZOK29BhY%2F Recovering brain Brain Has Remarkable Power to Recover from Alcohol Ravages Excessive alcohol use can literally shrink the brain, impairing memory, learning, and organizational skills. But the brain also can recover most if not all of its capabilities when drinking stops, researchers say. The Los Angeles Times reported Jan. 22, that studies and thinking tests were used to track the brain changes in a group of alcoholics as they embarked on the road to sobriety. They found that after just two months of abstinence, the alcoholics’ brain volume increased an average of 1.85 percent, while the communication efficiency of their brain cells rose 20 percent. These chemical changes were matched by improvements in tests of thinking function. Researchers found that the changes only took place a... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3283833 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:04:39 +0100 3283833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189415&cid=t_101973_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2Fd1nSuXbFK9Q%2F Clues about alcohol related brain damage can be gathered by observing the person’s mood, behaviour, daily functioning and coping skills. Here are some examples of common indicators: Mood changes – anxiety, agitation or depression Behavioural changes – difficult behaviour, acting out, suspicious or paranoid behaviour, withdrawal, inappropriate behaviour Confusion and disorientation Talking excessively about, and living in, the past Problems carrying through with plans and getting around to chores Disconnection of gas, electricity or the phone Missed appointments Repetitious conversation Problems staying focused in conversation Resistance to change Confabulation Irrational reasoning Inability to change even when the person desires to These symptoms of brain impairment wil... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189415 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:02:00 +0100 3189415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149327&cid=t_101973_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fbrain-damage-recovery-from-alcoholism%2F Thinking Impairment and Recovery From Alcoholism Brain damage is a common and potentially severe consequence of long-term, heavy alcohol consumption. Even mild-to-moderate drinking can adversely affect thinking functioning (i.e., mental activities that involve acquiring, storing, retrieving, and using information). Persistent thinking impairment can contribute to poor job performance in adult alcoholics, and can interfere with learning [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149327 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:01:12 +0100 3149327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1920970&cid=t_101973_133_f&fid=35082&url=http%3A%2F%2Fautism.gbrettmiller.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fbrain-damage%2F One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs is Brain Damage from the classic Dark Side of the Moon.  Roger Waters says he wrote it in response to the pressure he felt as a teenager to fit in, to not be so different. = = == === ===== The lunatic is on the grass. The lunatic is on the grass. Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs. Got to keep the loonies on the path. The lunatic is in the hall. The lunatics are in my hall. The paper holds their folded faces to the floor And every day the paper boy brings more. And if the dam breaks open many years too soon And if there is no room upon the hill And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too I’ll see you on the dark side of the moon. The lunatic is in my head. The lunatic is in my head You raise the blade, you make the change You re... 29 Marbles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1920970 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:51:43 +0100 1920970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1554618&cid=t_101973_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F29%2Fvilayanur-ramachandran-on-your-mind%2F From TED: “Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples.” (24 minutes.) (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1554618 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:05:06 +0100 1554618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1208968&cid=t_101973_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F229688710%2F Below you have a very insightful article on stress by one of our new Expert Contributors, Gregory Kellet, a researcher at UCSF. Enjoy! (Credit for Pic of Victoria Crater in Mars: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, via Wikipedia).  ---------------------------------------------- “My brain is…fried, toast, frazzled, burnt out.” How many times have you said or heard one version or another of these statements. Most of us think we are being figurative when we utter such phrases, but research shows that the biological consequences of sustained high levels of stress may have us being more accurate than we would like to think. Crash Course on Stress Our bodies are a complex balancing act between systems working full time to keep us alive and well. This balancing act is constantly adapting to th... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1208968 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:39:22 +0100 1208968 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1173748&cid=t_101973_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F221904237%2F This article was written by Pascale Michelon, Ph. D., for SharpBrains.com. Dr. Michelon has a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology and has worked as a Research Scientist at Washington University in Saint Louis, in the Psychology Department. She conducted several research projects to understand how the brain makes use of visual information and memorizes facts. She is now an Adjunct Faculty at Washington University, and teaches Memory Workshops in numerous retirement communities in the St Louis area. Alzheimer’s disease, brain, brain damage, brain scans, CAT scans, cognitive brain reserve, cognitive psychology, Education, fit brains, fMRI scans, Functional imaging, healthy brain, higher education, intellectual stimulation, Memory Workshops mental stimulation, MRI scans, museums, neural activity,... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1173748 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:53:52 +0100 1173748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1120908&cid=t_101973_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F207651431%2Fviolent_videos_damage_the_brai.html The word is out that violent video games damage the brain. We've just seen research that shows how violent video games can lead to aggression. Now, an even more recent research study ... shows how violent video games slow blood flow to the brain, and how prolonged exposure can cause brain damage. Could the opposite also be true? Does respect or could an act of equity create more brain health? While the proven negative response to violence is no surprise … based on all we now know about the brain … a bigger question arises from this research.If acts of oppression damage the brain … would its opposite …  equity and respect for all humans … enhance mental health?What do you think? It seems to me that evidence on the side of equity not only... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1120908 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:31:49 +0100 1120908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=774256&cid=t_101973_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F139891967%2Fbrain_regains_life_after_jumps.html Brain damaged workers may soon have another chance at life.  Brain injury may soon no longer the last word for a 38 year old man, for instance,  whose brain was jump-started and new signs of life observed. Tribune  staff reporter Robert Mitchum told how … “the brain of a man who had been barely conscious for six years with electrical stimulation of the brain, making it possible for him to speak a little and take food by mouth, doctors reported Wednesday.”Yesterday the patient's mother’s told how her son improved after electrodes were implanted in his brain."My son can now speak, watch a movie without falling asleep, drink from a cup," she said at a news conference. "He can express pain, can cry and laugh."This technique is now... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=774256 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:18:39 +0100 774256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=758661&cid=t_101973_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F26%2Ffatal-insulin-overdoses-in-chicago-lawsuits-to-follow%2F Filed under: Type 2, Drugs, Daily News, CareTwo elderly women died and one remains in a coma after the three apparently received massive insulin overdoses during stays at the University of Chicago Hospitals (UCH). One of the women who died, Ruthie Holloway (82), was diabetic. She was in the hospital in May due to a possible urinary tract infection. When she showed signs of low blood sugar, a test was conducted which showed extremely high insulin levels in her blood - hundreds of times higher than normal. By then it was too late: she quickly became catatonic, suffering brain damage, and she died at a nursing home in June. Particularly disturbing is the fact that there was no record of her being given insulin by a staff member.The incidents, which occurred between May and June of this year, ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=758661 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 758661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=569644&cid=t_101973_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F25%2Fblood-pressure-pills-taken-after-stroke-may-reduce-brain-damage%2F This study comes off the heels of a separate study on the efficacy of using blood pressure meds to reduce the severity of brain damage in stroke victims, one that was also conducted by at the University of Georgia. Researchers are hopeful that this information will be used to revolutionize emergency stroke care.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cardio Blog) The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=569644 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 569644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478740&cid=t_101973_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F15%2Fsocial-stress-is-depressing-be-the-dog%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Research, SupportScientists have studied the effects of stress on glucose levels in animals and people. Diabetic mice under physical or mental stress have elevated glucose levels. And now, as if the aforementioned isn't bad enough - researchers have found that a single socially stressful situation contributes to depression in rats. It seems this single socially stressful scenario is killing new nerve cells in the hippocampus, the area of the brain that processes learning, memory and emotion. In young rats, the stress of encountering older, aggressive rats didn't stop the creation of new brain nerve cells. It prevented the new nerve cells from surviving, which left the young rats with fewer neurons for processing feelings and e... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478740 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 478740