Dietary branched chain amino acids ameliorate injury-induced cognitive impairment

http://m.pnas.org/content/107/1/366....&pmid=19995960

Dietary Therapy Mitigates Persistent Wake Deficits Caused by Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3951738/

I noticed that both studies administered the BCAA to the lab mice in a 1:1:1 ratio. I know that some folks here use BCAAs -- do you use a different ratio? From what I saw at the store today, they were mostly available in a 2:1:1 ratio, but that's being marketed to bodybuilders. I don't know if that makes a difference.
Interesting studies, though.

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Everyone probably already uses this, but I recently discovered a free app that lets me search PubMed/ Medline on my phone. It's called Unbound Medline. It's pretty nifty in that you can search, bookmark, and view abstracts easily, plus if articles are free, you can download them, too, or share them through various means. I'm using it on my cheapo Android phone. :)

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Visual processing and intelligence
 

This is an interesting article about Univ of Rochester research that shows how visual processing effects intelligence. I think a disruption in visual processing may be a big component of the struggles people with PCS have.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...brain/2354273/

Floaters in the eye
 

This is an interesting part of a TED Talk about floaters. Notice the comment about how the brain usually is able to ignore them. For people with PCS, this ability to ignore them may be limited making the floaters more obvious and annoying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6e_m9iq-4Q

Cannabis effect on white matter
 

Here is an interesting article.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2...e-nerves-brain

New treatment study for cognitive difficulties following mild to moderate TBI
 

New clinical trial being run in Melbourne, Australia to develop a targeted treatment for memory or attention difficulties to allow for a more complete recovery following a mild to moderate head injury.

The research is investigating combining a gentle form of electrical brain stimulation, called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), with cognitive training.

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I tried to google this study but could not find it. But, I did find this interesting article about tDCS.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/...-has-no-effect

The vast amount of studies are anecdotal, not large enough for valid results. It appears to be a hit or miss treatment.

1/2 a joint of marijuana cause psychosis like schitzophrenia
 

Interesting article and study.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...y-experts.html

New Protein Biomarker Highlights Damaged Brain Wiring After Concussion
 

Very surprised this wasn't already in here!

Very exciting new research discovered a biomarker for conccussions, it may soon be possible to have a blood test for this SNTF protein, I for one cannot wait!

http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/m...in-wiring-afte

Cambridge Brain Sciences cognitive testing system