Then there is a problem with remembering words even after the injured brain has managed to come up with the right ones just moments before.

"In the end, there won't be one particular therapy that will restore function to the injured brain or spinal cord," he said.

Regular meals, a warm bed at night, rest-these might do much to heal an injured brain.

The injured brain frequently knows it's not working properly, but the knowledge is useless.

A change in blood flow to certain parts of the man's injured brain convinced Owen that he was conscious and able to communicate.

Does the injured brain produce poisons that create even more brain damage?

So intense is the degree of animal magnetism Emerson projects that it seemed to flow through his fingers into the injured brain.

Just as an injured muscle needs time and rest to heal, so does the injured brain.

It turns out however, that he has not died and instead is able to procure a replacement for his injured brain.

And ok, so maybe the sample size of injured brains isn't huge, but it's compelling all the same.