ShireenJ (@ShireenJ) 2014-10-22, 8:59 AM @ADDCentre -> MT @mattgallowaycbc: great sign about distracted driving. RT @BrentToderian: Clever. Spread the word. pic.twitter.com/OKVyYrxWf7 When that tweet I MT’d came into view on my Twitter feed, it caught my attention, not for its rather obvious message, I mean who’s dumb enough to think texting and driving is a… Continue reading Reading a Sign While tDCS Stimulating Wernicke’s
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Reconnecting with Old Knowledge While Under tDCS
As part of my psychology degree I studied neurophysiology and physiology, not knowing I was studying for the needs of my future self. But that was a long time ago. How much could I remember now? Even if I hadn’t been injured and had my photographic memory intact, how much could I have been able… Continue reading Reconnecting with Old Knowledge While Under tDCS
Talking Neurofeedback and Epilepsy During tDCS
The TTC decided to revert to its old 10-minutes-between-trains routine. And the new “improved” numbers-for-names signage at Yonge/Bloor station discombobulated me as it always does. And so I was rather late. (Going from appointment to appointment in this city is always so much fun.) Still, I didn’t feel too anxious when I rushed into the… Continue reading Talking Neurofeedback and Epilepsy During tDCS
Adding tDCS Back to Gamma Brainwave Biofeedback
Two new things in this week’s gamma brainwave biofeedback session: tDCS and a 3-minute assessment at Wernicke's area to determine if we should do tDCS at that location to improve my receptive language (e.g., reading). These were not so easy to do. My poor trainer, none of the electrode placements are in standard spots, spots… Continue reading Adding tDCS Back to Gamma Brainwave Biofeedback
My 24th Car Crash-Brain Injury Anniversary
I cannot comprehend that I have lived longer as an adult with brain injury than I did without one. My new life with catastrophic brain injury began on this day almost a quarter century ago.
Left Neglected: A Book Review
Left Neglected is a novel about an intelligent, driven, Type A woman, Sarah Nickerson, who crashes her car and injures her brain due to driver distraction. My review from a brain injury perspective.
Application of Visualizing and Verbalizing Begins to Improve Reading Comprehension After Brain Injury
We’ve reached the application stage! The goal when I began the Visualizing and Verbalizing program with Lindamood-Bell was to get to the point where I could read novels, neuroscience, and Philosophy of Mind. Novels because my entire life prior to my brain injury I’d read fiction, novels since I was a child. I carried a… Continue reading Application of Visualizing and Verbalizing Begins to Improve Reading Comprehension After Brain Injury
Another Piece to Reading Puzzle After Brain Injury
I met again with the psychology prof who has helped me discover more pieces to my reading puzzle as I work to unravel why I have so much trouble reading after brain injury. To recap: I have a diffuse injury, and so many areas involved in reading were damaged. But some areas were not. My… Continue reading Another Piece to Reading Puzzle After Brain Injury
Slower and Reading Out Loud Leads to Less of a Headache
I managed one moment of working on my reading last week with all the emotional upheaval I was in. Emotional upheaval really stalls one’s recovery. I also went over the advice I received from non-experts and forwarded it on to my neurodoc then discussed it all with him. His first comment: do you think you’re… Continue reading Slower and Reading Out Loud Leads to Less of a Headache