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Teen Brain Growth and the Frontal Lobe

The process of teen brain growth is complicated and has an immense impact on the ability (or inability) of teenagers to drive. Recently, a research paper was published showing that the frontal lobe is not fully developed when many teenagers learn to drive. This study, published by the National Institutes of Mental Health, makes a link between teen brain growth and driving.

Brain Injury Animation Explains Its Impacts

Recently, a case study was published demonstrating how brain injury animation was used to explain the impacts of a child’s traumatic brain injury. As technology has progressed, medical imaging has improved substantially. This has led to the development of three-dimensional computer animation which can be used to explain complex medical topics in a way that everyone can understand.

Using PET Scans to Detect Brain Injury

A recently published research paper shows that a PET scan can be useful in detecting serious complications of a traumatic brain injury. Even though there has been a lot of research in the field of TBIs, those who suffer serious head injuries are still at a major risk of sustaining complications. Doctors and researchers have been trying to find a way to use imaging to detect those who are at risk of developing brain complications in the future.

Pediatric Brain Injury 

Neurological damage in the pediatric population can be particularly devastating. Because a child’s brain is still developing, often into their late 20s, the damage that takes place during this period can arrest this development process. Despite this possibility, the developing brain still has the chance to compensate for a pediatric brain injury that occurs early in childhood. This dichotomy has made it hard for medical professionals to predict the recovery time following a TBI that occurs in a child. A research that was recently published might help doctors give a more definitive prognosis to families following a pediatric brain injury.

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