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AAN releases New Sports Concussion Guidelines

Edelson Blog AAN releases New Sports Concussion Guidelines Byron White, Psy.D The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has released a new set of guidelines for sports concussion.  Updating standards that had been set in 1997, AAN published new procedures after an...

Basic Brain Anatomy

Edelson Blog Basic Brain Anatomy Richard Edelson, Ph.D. Explaining brain illness and injuries is easier when one has a basic understanding of brain anatomy. The brain has two halves, called hemispheres, and is divided down the middle by a long groove, called the...

Resources for Alzheimer’s

Edelson Blog Resources for Alzheimer’s Heather Auton, Psy.D. I am often asked for additional resources to assist patients and for families that are coping with Alzheimer’s. For a brief overview of Alzheimer’s and how it impacts cognitive functioning and the diagnostic...

Brain Health

Edelson Blog Brain Health Richard Edelson, Ph.D. As we get older, nerve cells in the brain (neurons) die, and except in a few select areas, are not replaced by new cells.  As a result of this nerve cell loss, the brain shrinks.  This process is called atrophy, and it...