{"id":8813,"date":"2024-05-03T13:44:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T17:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cte\/?page_id=8813"},"modified":"2024-06-10T15:44:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T19:44:25","slug":"may-cognitive-kit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cte\/may-cognitive-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"May Cognitive Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to our May Cognitive Kit! This month\u2019s kit honors several of the holidays observed in May each year, including ALS Awareness Month, Military Appreciation Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, and National Stroke Awareness Month.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We are excited to share a book recommendation, coloring page, journal page, crossword puzzle, and some additional resources and further reading.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Click on the files below to download and print any of the exercises and if you\u2019d like to, please tag us on <\/span>social media<\/span> when you\u2019re finished. We\u2019d love to see your completed activities!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Book Recommendation: National Stroke Awareness Month<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey<\/span><\/i> by Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD (2009)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven- year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life-all within four hours-Taylor alternated between the euphoria of the intuitive and kinesthetic right brain, in which she felt a sense of complete well-being and peace, and the logical, sequential left brain, which recognized she was having a stroke and enabled her to seek help before she was completely lost. It would take her eight years to fully recover.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>For Taylor, her stroke was a blessing and a revelation. It taught her that by ‘stepping to the right’ of our left brains, we can uncover feelings of well-being that are often sidelined by ‘brain chatter.\u2019 Reaching wide audiences through her talk at the Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) conference and her appearance on Oprah’s online <\/span>Soul Series<\/span><\/i>, Taylor provides a valuable recovery guide for those touched by brain injury and an inspiring testimony that inner peace is accessible to anyone.\u201d<\/span> (Summary from <\/span>Amazon<\/span><\/a>)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can find <\/span>My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey <\/span><\/i>at your local library, or on <\/span>Amazon<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Barnes & Noble<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>more<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Coloring Page & Writing Prompt:<\/span> Mental Health Awareness Month<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Self care is an important part of maintaining an individual’s mental health. This month, we are sharing a coloring page and a writing prompt, as coloring and writing are two ways to help an individual focus on their mental health.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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You can download this month\u2019s Mental Health Awareness Month drawing page here: May 2024 Cognitive Kit Coloring Page<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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You can download this month\u2019s Mental Health Awareness Month journal page here: May 2024 Cognitive Kit Writing Prompt<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Crossword Puzzle:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

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You can download this month\u2019s crossword puzzle here: May 2024 Cognitive Kit Crossword Puzzle<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

(Hint!<\/em> The answers can be found in the featured studies and resources below.)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Update: You can now view the answers to the May crossword puzzle here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Featured Research Studies:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

ALS Awareness Month<\/em><\/p>\n

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Within an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Brain Bank Cohort<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

First Author:<\/span> Gabriel Walt, MD<\/span>
\n<\/span>Senior Author: Thor Stein, MD, PhD<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Military Appreciation Month<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Interface astrogliosis in contact sport head impacts and military blast exposure<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

F<\/span>irst Author: Katharine Babcock, PhD<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Senior Author: Bertrand Huber, MD, PhD<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Resources:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Take a look at this month\u2019s highlighted resources:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>National Stroke Awareness Month<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

American Stroke Association<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mental Health Awareness Month<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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ALS Awareness Month<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ALS Association<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Les Turner ALS Foundation<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Northeast Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Consortium\u00ae (NEALS)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Military Appreciation Month<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Military OneSource<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Veterans Crisis Line<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thank you for completing May\u2019s Cognitive Kit activities! If you\u2019d like to see kits from other months, please click <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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