Brain trauma

Description

Damage to the prefrontal cortex of the brain can change your personality, inhibit emotional and social understanding and interfere with planning and memory functions. Maryanne Demasi meets a patient living with the aftermath of a Traumatic Brain Injury and discovers how leading neuropsychologists are attempting to understand the myriad of issues that arise from an injury to the brain.

Runtime

9 min

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Date of Publication

2011

Database

Alexander Street

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