Impairments of Consciousness, Part 2: Consciousness and the Brain

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DATE : Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:24:18 -0400
Entered in Database : 2008-07-08 17:24:18
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Host: Gerry Brooks, MA, CCC, CBIST, Director of Brain Injury Programs, Northeast Center for Special Care

Guest: Nathan Zasler, MD, FAAPM&R, FAADEP, DAAPM, CIME, Medical Director, The Tree of Life Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center in Glen Allen, VA., Editor of the journal: "Brain Injury," and chairperson of the International Brain Injury Association.

Time: 32:25

Synopsis: In the second part of our three-part series we present a primer on basic brain functions including an overview of the brain, the five senses, communication, and emotions.

Dr. Nathan Zasler discusses how the brain is housed, what protects it, what are the parts of the brain that control specific functions as well as the effects of injury on these functions.

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