18 Oct Spiderwebs and the Brain
With October 31st creeping up, we see more and more Halloween décor. Not only are people decorating with carved pumpkins and silly or spooky ghosts, but they are also putting up spiderwebs. Between real and...
13 Oct Expert Interview: TBI and Humor
Mary Ann Keatley has been working with TBI patients since the 1980s. She has helped many individuals recover both in her private practice and work as an SLP in the hospital. In today's video, she...
11 Oct For all things of love and sleep. How sleeping with someone you love changes your brain chemistry.
Many factors can affect a good night's sleep. Things like work, medication, or mental health disorders such as depression have been known factors to decline sleep in the human body. But what factors actually improve...
08 Oct Tedtalk – Hacking Your Memory With Sleep
Matt Walker, sleep scientist, breaks down why the brain needs sleep for both before and after learning. Proven through a scientific research study, Walker explains that during sleep our brain begins to replay, and why...
04 Oct Can Diabetes Lead To Cognitive Impairment?
Diabetes is a group of diseases that result in too much sugar in the blood (high blood glucose). Many often think it only affects blood sugar levels, however recent studies are showing that diabetes can...
01 Oct TedTalk – The Benefits of Deep Sleep
Poor sleep habits can be linked to diseases such as Alzheimer's and Diabetes, but how does sleep affect our mental state? Dan Gartenberg explains how sleep deprivation impacts our health and well-being. His research focuses...
29 Sep How Vision Loss Can Affect the Brain
It is no surprise that vision loss is a part of aging. Years of evidence show that with growing age, the brain works harder to see. Recent evidence suggests that along with a decline in...
27 Sep Tedtalk – The Benefits of a Good Night’s Sleep
Have you ever heard the phrase “sleep on it” and wondered to yourself will sleep truly help? In Shai Marcus TedTalk original lesson, he explains the scientific evidence that sleeping on it really works. Through...
20 Sep How Do SLPs help MVA Patients
SLPs are involved in the recovery process of clients with different medical conditions. In acquired brain injury through a motor vehicle accident, damage to the brain may result in trouble speaking due to physical injuries,...
03 Sep Who Drives faster, older men or older women?
Driving allows us to get to and from many places. As people age, they may experience cognitive decline, which can impact their ability to drive. Driving safety is of the utmost importance, as safe driving...