My Beautiful Broken Brain is a documentary that follows the journey of Lotje Sodderland, a young woman who survives a hemorrhagic stroke and embarks on a remarkable quest to understand and rebuild her ...

When Lotje Sodderland suffered a serious hemorrhagic stroke in 2011, she lost the ability to do basic tasks that so many others unknowingly take for granted. With My Beautiful Broken Brain, a ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (August 24, 2023) — Van Andel Institute scientists have identified a series of processes that help the brain adapt to damage caused by breakdowns in circuits that govern movement, ...

David’s head was literally stuffed with lung cancer. I was called in to take care of his hip and pelvic bones broken by the growing metastases. His seeming nonchalance about the pain and the surgery ...

WILLIAMSTON — After a stroke in 2020 left him with no short-term memory, Jon Boza discovered a love for woodworking. “I had to find something to keep my brain active because I wasn't able to go back ...

One of the key symptoms of major depressive disorder is anhedonia, or the inability to feel pleasure. Anhedonia is particularly difficult to treat with traditional pharmaco- or psychotherapies. One ...

At 21 years old, a young woman’s life was turned upside down after suffering a blow to the head and severe brain injury during a devastating traffic accident. She’s been living with the consequences ...