Page 3 - Brain Functioning News Today

If you know some of the risk factors you describe in the book, is there something that can be done at that point to say, look, we know -- we have identified high risk people because we have objective evidence that this caused changes in the brain. what can we do as individuals or as a society? >> we can certainly do something to change things. in fact, one of the reasons for writing the anatomy of violence is i wanted to open up a new door to everyone. a new way of looking at violence and the ca...

>> brian: weve introduced you to our next guest once before. you had a great reaction. a neurosurgeon. one day in 2008 when everything changed, he was driven into a coma by meningitis. his brain functioning and doctors believed he would not survive, but a miracle happened. he woke up from his coma claiming heaven exists and he has proof. hes sharing his story and a best selling book "proof of heaven." how do you know there is a heaven, doctor? welcome back. >> thank you. its very good to be back...

It seems like something she was using for own personal reflection, not something she would use to put out. and the sort of consternation this is creating is the sense that perhaps this is casey again getting out there in the public eye, thinking about herself, nowhere in this tape mentioning the daughter who is dead and not seeming to have any more contrition about this horrible, horrible set of affairs. >> its odd to videotape something like this. i mean if its for therapeutic purposes, you kno...

If this is something as the attorney suggests, something used as part of the therapeutic process, it kind of had that feel to it for me. seemed like something she was using for personal reflection. the sort of consternation this is e creating is that this is casey again getting out there in the public eye, thinking about herself, nowhere in this tape mentioning the daughter who is dead and not seeming to have any more contrition about this horrible set of affairs. >> its odd to videotape somethi...

race. he also got booed on stage. well show what you that is all about. first, the new polling from suffolk university. mitt romney with a commanding 41% of likely republican voters. he is followed by ron paul at 18%, rick santorum and newt gingrich at 7%. this, of course, in new hampshire. both paul and santorum are on the rise since iowa. congressman paul took the day off from campaigning. santorum had a full day trying to turn his near victory in iowa to gains in new hampshire and t...

first, the new polling from suffolk university. mitt romney with a commanding 41% of likely republican voters. he is followed by ron paul at 18%, rick santorum and newt gingrich at 7%. this, of course, in new hampshire. both paul and santorum are on the rise since iowa. congressman paul took the day off from campaigning. santorum had a full day trying to turn his near victory in iowa to gains in new hampshire and trying to sell his brand of social conservativism in a leave me alone sta...

day ago. he also got booed on stage. first, the new polling. it shows mitt romney with a commanding 41% of likely republican voters. hes followed by ron paul at 18%. rick santorum at 8% and gingrich tied with huntsman at 7%. this in new hampshire. powell and santorum are on the rice. paul took the day off from campaigning. santorum had a full day trying to turn his near victory in iowa into gains in new hampshire, trying to sell his brand of social conservative. today at a diner in new...

Be a risk factor for hardening the arteries, and hardening the arteries as it affects the brain in turn can cause strokes, mini or otherwise, and lead to whats now being called vascular dementia. >> and the next step? understanding if reducing sugar by taking insulin could help with the symptoms of alzheimers. >> the idea that insulin might actually improve brain functioning in people with alzheimers disease really is a novel approach to treating the dementia of alzheimers disease. >> reporter: ...

Of -- and there with mandela, what an extraordinary picture of him. what is the importance for health care and for expanding the reach of all of these participants? the first lady, lets move, the whole empet tus towards physical fitness. >> the company is coming around to something we have known for a long time. physical activity is known for psychological health, to self-esteem to pride, to confidence. we even know physical activity is critical to the brain functioning. the country now realizes...

Latest updates on this topic.