How The Brain Works
The brain controls everything we do, think, feel, and remember.
Different areas of the brain are responsible for different functions, which is why symptoms can vary significantly depending on where an injury occurs.
What Is CTE?
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease associated with repeated head impacts.
Although CTE receives significant media attention, it is only one possible outcome of repetitive brain trauma and should be considered within the wider context of brain health.
Neuroplasicity
Neuroplasticity refers to the brain's ability to adapt, reorganise, and form new connections throughout life.
While not all damage can be reversed, the brain often retains the ability to learn, adapt, and compensate.
Understanding Consussion
A concussion is a type of brain injury caused by a blow, bump, jolt, or force to the head or body that disrupts normal brain function. Symptoms can affect thinking, memory, balance, mood, sleep, and daily life.
Understanding concussion is the first step towards understanding how the brain responds to injury, why symptoms occur, and what recovery may involve.
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