This component of the toolkit provides more in-depth educational sources of information on traumatic brain injury, its care and management, and its prevalence and impact in survivors of intimate partner violence.
About the Brain
This section compiles some basic information about the brain and how it works. Understanding more about the brain can help with understanding the challenges that can arise when the brain is injured.
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Brain Basics: Know Your Brain, National Institutes of Health
An introduction to the anatomy of the brain and how it functions by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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Repository of downloadable pamphlets of brain-related topics, National Institutes of Health
This collection of pamphlets and digital downloads covers topics from Brain Basics, to preventing stroke, to understanding how sleep affects the brain.
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Science 101: The Brain, National Geographic
In this short video, learn about the parts of the human brain, as well as its unique defences, like the blood-brain barrier.
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Overview of the Brain, the University of Queensland
The Queensland Brain Institute’s website has a comprehensive collection of brain education materials, research, activities, and publications.
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Map of the human brain, a region-by-region exploration of how the brain functions
This interactive map provides information on the functions of the various regions of the brain and the impact when those regions are damaged.