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Energy Drinks, Caffeine, and the College Brain For many college students, caffeine is part of a regular daily routine. While caffeine can temporarily improve focus, heavy consumption of energy drinks raises concerns about how stimulants affect the brain and whether current regulations adequately protect consumers.
The current zeitgeist in neuropsychological “brain health” is a significant wellness trend that has made its way from physical fitness to proactive cognitive health. It focuses upon a number of clinical areas that our neuropsychological rehabilitation staff, including our nationally recognized resident/fellowship students program employing strategies unique to the patient’s profile (sui generis).
The concept that exercise improves mental health is widely accepted. Research across psychology, neuroscience, and medicine has continuously reinforced this idea. However, the typical person may not consider the biological mechanisms that explain why exercise has such powerful effects on the brain.
This blog post focuses on the topic of health anxiety – a sneaky form of anxiety that can show up at any point in life because, after all, our physical bodies can be noisy, ill, confusing to us and/or doctors, and subject to aging,
When people are told that something may be affecting their brain, there is often an immediate assumption that a scan will show visible damage. In clinical practice, however, many of the cognitive, academic, emotional, and behavioral difficulties observed in both children and adults often occur without any clear abnormalities on MRI or CT imaging.
Parents are often told their child is “so smart, but…” So smart, but struggles in school. So smart, but disorganized. So smart, but emotionally dysregulated. For many families, this puzzling combination reflects twice exceptionality, commonly referred to as 2e. Twice-exceptional children have both high intellectual ability and a learning,
Standardized tests play a major role throughout education. While these assessments are designed to measure cognitive abilities and academic skills in a consistent way, performance on standardized tests is influenced by factors excluding ability alone. Anxiety, motivation, cultural background, and prior experiences with testing can all shape outcomes.
Recovery from a brain injury is often viewed as a physical process. Yet for many, the most life altering changes are the ones no one can see. Even after being medically “cleared,” many notice their thinking feels different. They describe feeling foggy,
Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPS), also known as Juvenile Fibromyalgia (whole-body pain) or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (regional pain), is a complex and immensely painful condition that causes widespread pain in children and adolescents that cannot be explained by injury or illness alone.
At times we may see our children struggling in school whether behaviorally, social-emotionally, or academically and as parents, want to be proactive. However, we find that rather than schools providing special education services they are discussing things like providing services within the general education classroom and through Response to Intervention (RTI) before they consider testing for special education services.