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The Most Amazing Machine: Brain Injuries
When a brain injury occurs, the deficits that follow depend on which parts of the brain are injured and the degree of damage. Matt Dykas was an 18-year-old high school senior when he suffered a paralyzing stroke after running track. In this segmen...
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The Learning Machine: Operant Conditioning Techniques Help Victims of Brain Injuries
At the Taub Clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Edward Taub and his team use operant conditioning to help victims of traumatic brain injuries. Virginia Garlitz is relearning to walk after he body was paralyzed by an AVM. Even her smallest improvement...