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2013 Neuro Film Festival is Now Accepting Video Entries!

The American Brain Foundation, the foundation for the American Academy of Neurology, is now accepting video entries to its 2013 Neuro Film Festival. Now in its fourth year, the Neuro Film Festival is a contest to raise awareness about why … Continue reading

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Survey Opportunity from the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) on Returning to Work after Stroke

Sponsored by the National Rehabilitation Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) is conducting a survey on returning to work after stroke.  If you are a stroke survivor who is thinking about or has … Continue reading

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Defining Dementia

What is Dementia? Dictionary.com defines dementia as a “severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.” The Free Dictionary defines dementia as the “loss of mental … Continue reading

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NARIC’s Digital Archive: New additions

Working our way through guides, manuals, and other similar material. Each listing includes an abstract and a link to the full document in PDF format. PROBLEM SOLVING WITH REHABILITATION ENGINEERING: REHABILITATION ENGINEERING CENTER TECH BRIEF, WINTER 1990. Smith, R V, … Continue reading

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NARIC’s Digital Archive: New additions and the next phase!

We are incredibly pleased to announce we’ve completed the first phase of our archive plan! In this first phase, we targeted items that had been requested at one time by NIDRR staff or other NARIC patrons. The result is more … Continue reading

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