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The teenage brain and COVID. Telling stories might help.

Mar 25, 2021 | Anxiety,  Brain coach conversations,  Education,  Mental Health,  Neuroscience,  The Scientists Speak | 2 Comments

In a recent Conversation article, Donna Pendergast, Griffith University and Stephen Dobson, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University ...
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The neurobiology of traumatic brain injury and sports concussion – a silent epidemic.

Feb 1, 2021 | Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide.Each year about 69 million people ...
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A beginner’s guide to sex differences in the brain

Jan 19, 2021 | Brain coach conversations,  Female Brain,  Women's Health | 2 Comments

Donna L. Maney, Emory University Asking whether there are sex differences in the human brain is a bit ...
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Once a mother, always a mother (just ask your brain).

Nov 4, 2020 | Female Brain,  Women's Health | 4 Comments

by Winnie Orchard, PhD student, Turner Institute of Brain and Mental Health and Monash Biomedical Imaging, at Monash ...
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Lifelong mental health: few reach midlife untouched by mental illness.

Aug 10, 2020 | Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Mental health statistics get sliced, diced and interpreted in multiple ways, and rarely make for good news. But, ...
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