The Resilient Brain | Expert Panel Discussion 2020

On November 7, we heard from Dr. Vassilis Koliatsos, Dr. Peter Bergold, and Dr. Amanda Sacks-Zimmerman about current reach developments in Neuroscience research. Thier research focused on healing the brain after a traumatic brain injury.

Disability Sports Event

At this virtual event, Columbia Synapse had the privilege of hearing Avi Golden discuss his experiences with aphasia and disability sports.

Domestic Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Women, Intimate Partner Violence, and Brain Injury

On September 25, 2020, we invited Pink Concussions Leadership, Katherine Snedaker & Cara Ferber, and speakers Eve Valera Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School & Mass. General Hospital) & Lin Haag MSW (Ph.D. Candidate at Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Social Work) for an important panel discussion and Q&A section on the intersection of gender, brain injury, and domestic violence in the post-COVID status quo.

The Resilient Brain | Expert Panel Discussion 2020

On November 8, 2019, Columbia Synapse hosted experts in neuroscience and medicine whose research focuses on the science and treatment of brain injury and recovery. In a panel-style discussion, Dr. Steven G. Kernie, Dr. Lauren Oberlin, and Dr. James M. Noble shared their research and clinical experiences related to brain injury and, specifically, to concussions. They addressed the brain’s remarkable ability to repair itself and how this can be facilitated by interventional measures. .