FaB – A Fat Chance Series
Throughout my writing, I have not written about any therapy relating to diet or medication unless I have personally practiced...
My Experience as the Keynote Speaker for NORA 2014 – A Vision Among Visionaries
When I woke from a twelve-day coma less than three years ago, with a devastating diagnosis and without the ability...
A Standing Ovation
(Reblogged from VT Works) – Written by Robert Nurisio For those of you out there who have followed Cavin Balaster’s story and...
A Sit Down – with Mama Bear on VT Works
My old vision therapist just did an interview with my mother for his blog: VT Works! Take a look! This...
FaB – Molly Crockett: Beware Neuro-Pop!
Neuroscientist Molly Crockett studies altruism, morality and value-based decision-making in humans. In her fascinating 2012 London TED Talk, she warns, “If...
Ask Me Anything! – The Best From My Interview on Reddit.com
Following the launch of my Kickstarter campaign for my upcoming book “Lights, Coma, Action!” I began to receive requests to participate in what’s known as an “AMA” or “Ask Me Anything!” session on a website called Reddit.com.
Temple Grandin: The World Needs All Kinds of Minds
Temple Grandin is an American doctor of animal science and professor in my home state at Colorado State University. She’s also an accomplished author, engineer, an autism activist, and...
Time Out! Mental Exertion Slows Concussion Recovery by 500%
New evidence demonstrates that cognitive rest after a concussion can significantly improve rate of recovery.
The Optimism of Optometrics – My Upcoming Speech at NORA 2014
January has been an incredible month to kick-off the new year. Hours after launching the new CavinBounce.com, I was contacted...
Alive Inside: How Music Awakens Lost Memory
In this powerful clip from Michael Rossato-Bennett’s documentary,”Alive Inside,” neurologist Oliver Sacks brings us into a nursing home to meet...
How Reading A Novel Changes The Brain
Reading may make longer-lasting changes to the brain than previously thought. Using the fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging), we’ve known...
Gabby Giffords Skydives to Celebrate Life
Following the third anniversary of the 2011 Tuscon rally massacre, former congresswoman Gabby Giffords completed a skydive Wednesday to celebrate...
