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#5ThoughtsFriday 03/31/2017
Annual Conference Thank You Edition
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Here are the 5 things we thought were
worth sharing with you this week:
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5) Who says the CDC isn't cool?
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Blast Off into Concussion Safety with CDC HEADS UP Rocket Blades!
3-2-1 Blast Off! CDC’s Injury Center has developed our first-ever mobile game app on concussion safety for children aged 6 to 8. Through a futuristic world of galactic racing adventures children can learn the benefits of playing it safe and smart!
The app aims to teach children:
- the different ways the brain can get hurt during sports activities.
- how important it is to tell a coach, parent, or other adult when an injury occurs.
- the importance of taking time to rest and recover if they have a concussion.
Download the HEADS UP Rocket Blades at no cost. (The app is currently only available in the Apple App Store. An Android version of the app is coming soon.)
For more information, CLICK HERE.
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4) Young Brains show more severe strain when impacted at lower levels of intensity when compared to adult brains
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Little is known about the biomechanics of concussion in youths, as the majority of biomechanical investigations have been performed in adults. Biomechanical research has established that concussion often occurs through head impact that results in movement of the head, which causes stress and strain to the brain tissues. Youths in particular have been shown to be at risk for this type of brain injury, with 750,000 concussion-related visits to emergency departments (EDs) annually in the United States alone. The greatest concussion risk to youths has been reported to be falls in sporting environments, with up to 47% of sport-related brain injuries occurring as a result of these events.
Youths have also been found to suffer more adverse consequences from the effects of concussion than their adult counterparts, particularly when long-term symptoms are present, as these can affect scholastic performance and lead to absenteeism from school, loss of social activities, and lower quality of life.2 Concussion symptomology can be separated into 2 types: transient postconcussion symptoms (TPCSs; in which symptoms resolve within the initial few weeks after injury), or persistent postconcussion symptoms (PPCSs; in which 3 or more symptoms, including physical symptoms, cognitive problems, mood changes, sleep disturbances, and behavior changes, are present for longer than 4 weeks).
Currently, it is unknown if there are biomechanical parameters of head impact that may differentiate between these 2 outcomes in a youth population.
To read this study published three days ago, CLICK HERE.
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It is a fact of neuroscience that everything we experience is a figment of our imagination. Although our sensations feel accurate and truthful, they do not necessarily reproduce the physical reality of the outside world. Of course, many experiences in daily life reflect the physical stimuli that send signals to the brain. But the same neural machinery that interprets inputs from our eyes, ears and other sensory organs is also responsible for our dreams, delusions and failings of memory. In other words, the real and the imagined share a physical source in the brain. So take a lesson from Socrates: “All I know is that I know nothing.”
One of the most important tools used by neuroscientists to understand how the brain creates its sense of reality is the visual illusion. Historically, artists as well as researchers have used illusions to gain insights into the inner workings of the visual system. Long before scientists were studying the properties of neurons, artists had devised a series of techniques to deceive the brain into thinking that a flat canvas was three-dimensional or that a series of brushstrokes was indeed a still life.
Visual illusions are defined by the dissociation between the physical reality and the subjective perception of an object or event. When we experience a visual illusion, we may see something that is not there or fail to see something that is there. Because of this disconnect between perception and reality, visual illusions demonstrate the ways in which the brain can fail to re-create the physical world. By studying these failings, we can learn about the computational methods used by the brain to construct visual experience.
Brightness, color, shading, eye movement and other factors can have powerful effects on what we “see.” In this series of images, we showcase several basic categories of visual illusions and what they can teach us about perception in the brain.
This article was originally published with the title "The Neuroscience of Illusion"
To See 24 More Amazing Optical Illusions, CLICK HERE
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2) What We Are Reading That You Might Enjoy...
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Imagine the worst event that could ever happen to you; something so horrific that death is a welcome alternative. That's exactly what happened to Ben, an all-American college student, athlete, future homecoming king, president of the honors society, fraternity brother, all while having a great relationship with his girlfriend and family. Life could not have been better.
Unfortunately, it all came to a screeching halt during his college spring break in Daytona Beach, when a drunk driver crashed into him while he was walking. As an attorney, Ben's case touched me like no other. It was so gruesome, so unthinkably devastating, that to this day I still get chills just thinking about it. Yet, all who followed this case have agreed that this story has inspired and changed them forever.
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1) Quote We Are Contemplating...
“In the end… we only regret the chances we didn’t take, the relationships we were afraid to have, and the decisions we waited too long to make.
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Thanks
to All of These Amazing
2017 BIAMD Annual Conference
Sponsors for making it such a success:
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Did you enjoy #5ThoughtsFriday? If so, please forward this email to a friend! Got a story we need to follow or share?
Send it to info@biamd.org.
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Thanks for reading! Have a wonderful weekend.
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