#brain-damage

This is yours truly, playing my solo-piano transcription of the Pink Floyd tune “Brain Damage”.  I recorded this in 1998 at a small studio in Houston.  I laid down about 30 tracks over eight hours in that session, on a small Baldwin Baby Grand.  

I’ve played piano by ear since I was able to sit upright on the piano stool and reach the keys, about 1964-65.  I would run to the piano and play what I had just heard on the radio, the latest Supremes tune, Herman’s Hermits, etc.  My hands just do what they do.  

I’ve never taken lessons, can’t read music, lines and dots don’t mean music to me, but somehow I came up with my own way of transcribing an entire arrangement and distilling it into a single piano piece as a kid...I can play just about any genre, from classic rock to classical and jazz.  I’ll be posting more tracks here.

If you’re a parent, you’d most likely do anything to make sure your kids are safe and healthy, including keeping them away from substances that could affect their brain development.

It goes without saying that responsible moms and dads do everything in their power to stop their underage children from drinking, smoking, or partaking in illegal drugs. However, many let their kids participate in something considered much more acceptable that could do similar damage to their brains — namely contact sports, especially football.

Football and concussions go hand in hand, but even without symptoms or documentation of head injuries, children and adults can accumulate irreversible brain damage at the cellular level of brain functioning, a neurodegenerative disease otherwise known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

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Playing over a number of seasons can put players at risk of developing symptoms like major depression, memory loss, suicidal thought and actions, loss of intelligence, and dementia later in life. The disease has also been linked to drug and alcohol abuse when affected children reach their 20s, 30s, and 40s.

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Back in July a medical study revealed that CTE was found in nearly 99 percent of deceased NFL players’ brains that were donated to scientific research. The disease could previously only be diagnosed in deceased patients, but on September 26, Boston University researchers announced they’ve found a method that could potentially diagnose the disease in living patients.

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Importance of Assistive Technology in Dementia [Infographic]

My name is Alice Lucey and I am Director of Care/Nursing with Be Independent Home Care, a company based in Ireland that provides one to one assistance and support to elderly clients in their own homes to help them retain their independence and individuality. I have put together this infographic called The Importance of Assistive Technology in Dementia.

Did you know for example that 7.7 million…

YOU CAN DO IT TAKE FLIGHT ON YOUR WINGS OF SHINY GOLDENNESS AND CONQUER YOUR DREAMS

Sounds like you’ve had a shit day. When I have a shit day, I go to wal fart and buy my favourite snacks and things I really enjoy but don’t need, like different types of mod podge amd pretty notebooks. Basically, I think you should head to tesco. <3

We should make t-shirts that say BLESS YOU BRUNO HELLER and wear them. Or sell them. Lots of them.