DARPA Explores How the Brain Can Rewire Itself After Traumatic Injury

DARPA wants to help injured brains rewire themselves after injury

US soldiers fire mortars during a training event at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Weapons like this have been associated with Traumatic Brain Injuries, or TBIs.Steven Roussel/US ArmyDARPA, the Pentagon's research arm, is exploring ways to help injured brains rebuild damaged connections.SHINE would target affected neural circuits while sparing healthy ones.The research could matter for troops and other Americans exposed to traumatic brain injuries.Brain …

DARPA Explores How the Brain Can Rewire Itself After Traumatic Injury

(Business Insider) – Brain injuries are among the military’s most pressing health problems, making advancements in treatment critical. To that end, the Pentagon’s research arm is exploring ways to help an injured brain rebuild damaged connections and heal itself. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, says it wants to develop noninvasive tools that can “enhance the brain’s ability to adapt and rewire itself” after an injury, DA…