Mastodawn

RIP Claude Lemieux, one of ice hockey's most troubled and (in)famous players
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Lemieux
Thanks to the family for supporting research and awareness into CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/claude-lemieux-brain-donated-boston-university-cte-center-9.7218330 #icehockey #traumaticbrainInjury

Claude Lemieux - Wikipedia

Psychotherapy Commission ACPE May 19

The article reports that a single dose of ibogaine in Special Operations veterans with traumatic brain injury and PTSD led to lasting changes in brain blood flow and widespread reorganization of neural networks, with associated symptom improvements. Functional imaging tracked blood flow and network connectivity before, immediately after, and one month after treatment, revealing persistent metabolic changes and network remodeling.

This piece is of interest to psychology readers because it links neurobiological changes to symptom relief and demonstrates how psychedelic-assisted interventions may influence brain network dynamics in trauma-related conditions.

Article Title: Brain scans reveal how ibogaine alters neural networks in veterans with head trauma

Link to PsyPost Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.psypost.org/brain-scans-reveal-how-ibogaine-alters-neural-networks-in-veterans-with-head-tra/

#neuroplasticity #ibogaine #traumaticbraininjury #PTSD #functionalneuroimaging #brainnetworks #neuroscience #psychedelicresearch #veteranshealth #cognitivefunction

Show thread

Biohacking Pathway May 7

#SleepDeprivation #BrainHealth #MentalWellness #SleepHygiene #TraumaticBrainInjury #SleepDisorders #HealthyLifestyle #Wellbeing #healthyaging #wellness #wellbeing #healthyhabits #antiaging #SleepScience #SocialMedia https://mastodon.social/@biohackingpathway/116533681953252473

News Pulse Hub Apr 30

Onder Albayram Fish Oil Research Suggests Brain Repair Risks After Repeated Head Injuries
#FishOil #Omega3 #BrainHealth #OnderAlbayram #TraumaticBrainInjury #Neuroscience #Supplements #MUSC #EPAResearch #HealthyAging

More info - https://newspulsehub.today/onder-albayram-fish-oil-research-brain-repair/

R.J. Faas Apr 29

Here’s one of the big challenges with having a #traumaticbraininjury - some days you’re perfectly fine and feel like your old/pre tbi self. And then you have a day where you’ve got vertigo, walking is unsteady (possibly leading to a fall you won’t be able to get up from), you have horrible brain fog and can barely make it to physical therapy.

Psychotherapy Commission ACPE Apr 26

This brief notes a contingency within brain health literature: the reported findings on EPA-rich fish oil in individuals with repeated mild head injuries illuminate how supplemental nutrients can interact with injury-specific recovery processes. For mental health professionals, this underscores the importance of considering individual neurobiological contexts when discussing dietary supplements as part of wellness plans, rather than assuming universal benefits.

Article Title: Fish oil may be hurting your brain, new study finds

Link to Science Daily Mind-Brain News: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260426012303.htm

#hashtags
#neurobiology
#traumaticbraininjury
#lipidresearch
#mentalhealthcare

CBC Manitoba Apr 21

Manitoba woman charged with manslaughter of girl, 6, who died from traumatic head injury in 2024
A woman has been charged with manslaughter after a six-year-old girl in her care died from a traumatic brain injury in late 2024, police say.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/the-pas-girl-fatal-traumatic-brain-injury-9.7171608?cmp=rss

Psychedelic Mental Health Apr 2

Ketamine as a potential cognitive enhancer in neurological disorders: evidence from preclinical and clinical studies (Rojas, et al, 2026) https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2026.1786249/full #ketamine #brains #mentalhealth #traumaticbraininjury #neuroscience #psychedelics

Psychedelic Mental Health Mar 5

Outcomes associated with ketamine administration following traumatic brain injury (Dallas, et al, 2026) In this cohort study of severe TBI patients, early ketamine administration was not associated with increased need for craniotomy/craniectomy and was associated with lower rates of mortality and brain death. These findings support the notion that early ketamine may be safe to use in the setting of TBI. #ketamine #brains #psychedelics #traumaticbraininjury #tbi https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41780108/

Outcomes associated with ketamine administration following traumatic brain injury - PubMed

In this cohort study of severe TBI patients, early ketamine administration was not associated with increased need for craniotomy/craniectomy and was associated with lower rates of mortality and brain death. These findings support the notion that early ketamine may be safe to use in the setting of TB …

PubMed

Advocate.com [Unofficial]Jan 16

Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema faces $25K lawsuit for allegedly destroying a 14-year marriage

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/kyrsten-sinema-homewrecker-lawsuit