Veteran brain injuries: Understanding and treating Traumatic Brain Injury and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy – SOFREP (press release) (subscription)

By Nick Coffman 05.03.2017#Expert Analysis Email Share Tweet

I used to think the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this. Emo Philips

The complexity of the structure and operation of a human brain is almost unfathomable. Our brains are the headquarters of the human experience: storing, sorting and reorganizing memories and even experiences that occurred before or outside of our cognitive memory; determining how we react to circumstances internally and externally; and controlling not just our functions, but our feelings, perceptions and understanding of life. A change in the brain changes the very essence of a persons identity.

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Filed Under: Expert Analysis, Featured, Safety & Prevention Tagged With: Alternate PTSD treatments, brain, CTE, Headline, Injury, PTSD, suicide, TBI, Veterans

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Nick Coffman spent five years in the Marine Corps as a network operator, having served in Iraq with RCT-8 (8th Marine Regiment) and later with MARFORCOM. He left active duty in 2012 to pursue a career in IT project management, and in 2015 he completed his masters degree in that field. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing, and following mixed martial arts.

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