Research digest

News from two major conferences

Brainkind attended and presented at two international events in the annual neurorehabilitation calendar: the NR-SIG-WFNR Conference and the Global Neuropsychology Congress.  

Can AI and BCI revolutionise brain injury rehabilitation?

This month we dive into recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI), brain-computer interfaces (BCI) and their combined potential for use in rehabilitation.  

What does physical activity do to the brain? 

This month, in keeping with the question, but also in the spirit of our rehab mantra “Movement supports recovery”, and our fundraising challenge “Get moving in May”, we set out to answer the question: what does physical activity do to the brain?  

Improving healthcare with SyncVR 

Recently we came across SyncVR, a social enterprise whose primary mission is to improve health care with virtual reality.

Highlights from the British Neuropsychiatry Association’s (BNPA) Annual Meeting

This month, some members of the team were fortunate to attend the 37th BNPA Annual Meeting, which centred on “How do our situations and environment shape us”, and present in the Poster Datablitz session.

What does loneliness do to the brain?

The so called “loneliness epidemic” is a paradox of today’s society. Despite innovations like the internet and social media facilitating connections between people across the World, we are lonelier than ever with an estimated 3.83 million people in Great Britain experiencing chronic loneliness.

Helping relationships stay strong after brain injury

After a brain injury, it is easy to lose connection with one’s past life, as individuals and as a couple. Previous research suggests this can have a bad effect on the relationship and on the psychological wellbeing of the couple…

2023 recap: a year of growth and change

When we said last year that “things have been very busy indeed”, we had no insight of what was to come. 2023 brought with it a lot of positive changes, as well as growth within Brainkind…

Highlights from the British Neuropsychological Society (BNS) Autumn Meeting

Natalia Masztalerz, Brainkind’s Assistant Psychologist (Outcome Measures) shares her insights after attending the British Neuropsychological Society (BNS) Autumn Meeting.