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Throw away those caffeine pills and that DFAC coffee - better brain stimulation may be on the way from the Army and Air Force.

Learned helplessness is a default state that undermines brain injury recovery.

Through performance and discussion, soldiers find new meaning in ancient Greek drama

Psychosis following traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a rare, but serious condition. This article lists key factors differentiating TBI-psychosis from schizophrenia.

Brain fog can happen when the pandemic brings both stress and monotony, explains Michael Yassa, director of UC Irvine Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory.

The network provides tips like helping to find a job and knowing your disability rights.

Since 2014, the Department of Defense and the NCAA have been working together as part of the NCAA-DOD Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium, which brought over thirty colleges and universities together, including the four military service academies, to conduct the largest research study of its type to better understand the effects of concussions and repetitive head impact exposure on the brain health of student-athletes. Surprisingly, data shows that many service members’ head injuries actually occur in situations outside of combat.

How a Marine who served four deployments is using his experience to help those struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

I know firsthand what it’s like to navigate the criminal justice system with a brain injury caused by domestic violence. I also live with the fact that an injury like mine can turn a victim into a perpetrator.

Service dogs have long helped veterans with physical disabilities. While there have been stories about veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder being transformed by service animals, the peer-reviewed science wasn't there to back up the claims. Health reporter Stephanie O'Neill reports that's changed in recent years. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to drop copayments for outpatient appointments and decrease medication copays for veterans considered at high risk for suicide.

Exercise can freshen and renovate the white matter in our brains, potentially improving our ability to think and remember as we age, according to a study of walking, dancing and brain health. -- For more on how exercise can help treat brain injury or PTSD visit The Treatment Hub>