The hippocampus is important for encoding and storing our memories. It is especially critical for episodic memory, which is the ability to recall and mentally re-experience specific events from our past. The hippocampus also plays a major role in learning, spatial navigation, and emotional behavior. Here is a breakdown of different functions of the hippocampus: […]
The hypothalamus is a structure in our brain that is responsible for releasing and inhibiting hormones and making sure our body remains in a healthy balanced state, which is called homeostasis. It plays an important role in the endocrine system. The hypothalamus receives messages from multiple areas of the brain and sends a signal to
Neurofatigue is reported by as many as 70 percent of traumatic brain injury patients and is a condition in which an individual experiences mental exhaustion. It is when your brain overworks itself and becomes “tired” due to a disruption in the brain’s circuitry system. After a brain injury, your brain has to use more energy
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LOS ANGELES-July 2021 (Neuropraxis) — Neuropraxis, an outcome-oriented home, and community brain injury program, is pleased to announce that its Founder and CEO, Christine Weaver, is invited to speak at 3 webinars during the month of July that are all open to the public to attend. On July 1st Ms. Weaver will be presenting “Covid-19
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After an injury, a TBI patient is at their lowest point, and they don’t think anything is possible. There’s a feeling of loss and mourning with a traumatic brain injury because there are so many things a patient won’t be able to do again. Recreation is something that defines us as individuals. It makes us
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES -April 1, 2021 (Neuropraxis) — Neuropraxis, an outcome-oriented home, and community brain injury program, announced that its Founder and CEO, Christine Weaver, will be the new president of the Southern California Case Management Society of America Chapter. The CMSA is a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary network of healthcare professionals working in the specialized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES — Neuropraxis, an outcome-oriented home, and community brain injury program announced that its Founder and CEO, Christine Weaver, will be presenting a live webinar for the Brain Injury Association of America on TBI and Aging. This is a Carolyn Rocchio Caregivers live webinar featuring Christine Weaver, MAS, OTR/L, CLCP, CBIS, C/NDT.
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The creative process of making art enables traumatic brain injury survivors to support healing. The brain injured person remembers who they were before the accident. They had hopes and dreams before the injury and when those are taken away suddenly, a heightened feeling of failure and loss takes over. They have to grieve for the
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We see the headlines over and over again, an athlete who had a history of concussions has committed suicide or worse like the horrific crime that unfolded in North Carolina recently when former NFL player Philip Adams shot and killed 5 people before taking his own life. His father Alonzo said, “I can say he’s
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Music does so many wonderful things for the body and the brain. It’s a cure-all that energizes, eases, distresses, and evokes positive emotions. Everyone has their own personalized connection to music. The songs you love in good times and bad help create the most memorable moments of your life. You remember who you were dancing with
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