Program for Translational Brain Mapping

Routine Hits From Playing Football Cause Damage to the Brain

• The New York Times: Football May Take a Toll on the Brain, Even Without Concussions

• ScienceMag: Just one season of playing football—even without a concussion—can cause brain damage

• U.S. News & World Report: Sub-Concussive Hits Cause Minor Brain Damage in College Athletes

• DailyMail: Stop focusing on concussions: Any head hits to football players can severely damage the brain and lead to CTE— whether they are concussed or not, study finds

Understanding Vision Recovery After Stroke

• URMC: New Study Reshapes Understanding of How the Brain Recovers from Injury

Preserving Dan's Music Abilities

Learn about Dan, a musician and music teacher, who went through our the Translational Brain Mapping Program to remove his tumor while preserving his music abilities.

• URMC: A patient plays his saxophone during brain surgery
• NPR Health: This music teacher played his saxophone while in brain surgery
• Democrat and Chronicle: Still on operating table, patient plays sax to show surgery was success

Predicting Vision Recovery After Brain Tumor Removal

Understanding vision's recovery process could have implications for many different injuries of the central nervous system.

• URMC: New imaging technique helps predict how vision recovers after brain tumor removal
• Futurity: Images show how brain heals itself after tumor

Greece Native Earns PhD

Greece Native earns PhD in neuroscience 12 years after a stroke and life saving neurosurgery.

• URMC: Surviving a stroke propels career in brain research
• URMC: Student work opens the brain to help surgeons remove tumors

Resident and Former SMD Student Wins Cadbury Award

Neurosurgery Resident and Former SMD Student David Paul (M.D. ’16) Wins National Cadbury Award for Academic and Volunteer Achievements.

• Pilot research offers new insights about how the brain fixes itself