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Brains Have a Remarkable Ability to Rewire Themselves Following Injury

Brains Have a Remarkable Ability to Rewire Themselves Following Injury

Hilary A. Diefenbach Speech Language Pathologist and Cognitive Rehabilitation Specialist Marcus Institute for Brain Health; Instructor University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus High-profile sports like football and soccer have brought greater attention in recent years to concussions – the mildest form of traumatic brain injury. Yet people often do not realize

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Our 10th Most Popular Article from 2023

The BFD’s 10th most popular article of 2023 was How To Answer “Gender” Questions On Census 2023 by Dieuwe de Boer. So far this article has been read 4525 times. You can read it here. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the

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It’s Reassuring to Think Humans Are Evolution’s Ultimate Destination

It’s Reassuring to Think Humans Are Evolution’s Ultimate Destination

Matthew Wills Professor of Evolutionary Palaeobiology at the Milner Centre for Evolution University of Bath and Marcello Ruta Senior Lecturer, Life Sciences, University of Lincoln Depending upon how you do the counting, there are around 9 million species on Earth, from the simplest single-celled organisms to humans. It’s reassuring

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Our Ninth Most Popular Article from 2023
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Our Ninth Most Popular Article from 2023

The BFD’s ninth most popular article of 2023 was Knock Me Down with a Feather: I Agree with Rachel Smalley by Cam Slater. So far this article has been read 4768 times. You can read it here. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons

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upallnight.tokyo “There’s something special about Japan,” intimated the old man, drawing my curiosity by letting the statement hang. “I’d like to know about that.” I eventually prompted after an extended pause, leaning in. “Well, you see, Japan has four seasons.” And with that, he sat back. The

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Our Eighth Most Popular Article from 2023
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Our Eighth Most Popular Article from 2023

The BFD’s eighth most popular article of 2023 was this Face of the Day. So far this article has been read 4848 times. You can read it here. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If

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The Seven Best Books of 2023

Leighan M Renaud, Florian Stadtler, Simon Potter University of Bristol Andrew Dix Loughborough University Dominic Broomfield-McHugh University of Sheffield Jane O’Connor Birmingham City University Madeleine S Killacky Bangor University We have covered a lot of new releases this year but these seven really impressed our experts. There’s a

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How Vivien Leigh Survived Hollywood

Lisa Smithstead Swansea University Vivien Leigh’s achievements in cinema were extraordinary. Known for her glamour and beauty, the actress rose from a bit-part player to become one of the most famous women in Hollywood, playing Scarlet O’Hara in Gone with the Wind in 1939. And November 5 marks

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Our Seventh Most Popular Article from 2023
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Our Seventh Most Popular Article from 2023

The BFD’s seventh most popular article of 2023 was Jacinda Ardern Resigns. The Tyrant is Gone by Cam Slater. So far this article has been read 6517 times. You can read it here. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top or

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A Tour D’Horizon (Or, a Comprehensive Overview)
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A Tour D’Horizon (Or, a Comprehensive Overview)

Harry Palmer After the American War of Independence was won in 1783, when Benjamin Franklin walked out of Independence Hall in Philadelphia after the Constitutional Convention in 1787, someone shouted out, “Doctor, what have we got? A republic or a monarchy?” Franklin supposedly responded, “A republic, if you can keep

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Our Sixth Most Popular article from 2023

Our Sixth Most Popular article from 2023

The BFD’s sixth most popular article of 2023 was Secret Deals Made for 11,000 Jab Exemptions. So far this article has been read 6696 times. You can read it here. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of

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Are Ghosts Real? A Social Psychologist Examines The Evidence

Barry Markovsky University of South Carolina theconversation.com Is it possible for there to be ghosts? – Madelyn, age 11, Fort Lupton, Colorado Certainly, lots of people believe in ghosts – a spirit left behind after someone who was alive has died. In a 2021 poll of 1,000 American adults, 41%

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Our Fifth Most Popular article from 2023

The BFD’s fifth most popular article of 2023 was The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Cam Slater. So far this article has been read 7684 times in 2023. ( It was the number one most-read article in 2021 when it was published ) Amazingly it is still being read

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Our Fourth Most Popular article from 2023

The BFD’s fourth most popular article of 2023 was Nat MP Busted Following ‘Cute Boys’ Instagram Account by Cam Slater. So far this article has been read 8312 times. You can read it here. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top

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