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1 Introduction Overview of eNews #3 By Tony Harewood Our Circle Group (Brain Injury) is truly building on our “biggest focal points are community building and digital networks” (CG Plan v.1), whichever way we see the current age - Information, Social, Relationship, Digital or other. As a Support Group of Brain Injury (ABI/TBI/ND), we're interested in developing online assistance in existing & new Support Groups. Focusing on BI Survivors, their Family- Friends & Caregivers – CG(BI) make lasting impressions throughout our world. This 3 rd Edition of ‘CG.eNews’ presents some examples of Awareness, Poetry, Statistics, Communities, Representation & Previous Elections (2012). Our membership holds creativity, motivation & uplifts spirits of any belief. NOTE: As CG(BI) are a growing Community Group, underlined links will open onto one of our themed pages. CG.ENEWS #3 4 October 2013 Introduction _ Louise Mathewson & Synapse BOAB "Miswired" Brain Circuits Google + Pinterest Meaningful Quotes g+ Communities Admin (LI & FB) Postage _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 2 _ 2 2 _ 3 3 _ 4 4 _ 5 5 Contents

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IntroductionOverview of eNews #3By Tony Harewood

Our Circle Group (Brain Injury) is truly building on our “biggest focal points are community building and digital networks” (CG Plan v.1), whichever way we see the current age - Information, Social, Relationship, Digital or other.

As a Support Group of Brain Injury (ABI/TBI/ND),

we're interested in developing online assistance in existing & new Support Groups. Focusing on BI Survivors, their Family-Friends & Caregivers – CG(BI) make lasting impressions throughout our world. This 3rd Edition of ‘CG.eNews’ presents some examples of Awareness, Poetry, S t a t i s t i c s , C o m m u n i t i e s , Representation & Previous

E l e c t i o n s ( 2 0 1 2 ) . O u r membership holds creativity, motivation & uplifts spirits of any belief.

NOTE: As CG(BI) are a growing Community Group, underlined links will open onto one of our themed pages.

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Brain Injury does not discriminate by geography. I'm pleased to announce my new role as ambassador to U.S. for Australia's Synapse.Louise MathewsonAuthor & Award Winning Poet

Synapse - reconnecting lives synapse.org.auSynapse (trading name for the Brain Injury Association of Qld Inc.) is a non-profit organisation, dedicated to improving the quality of life of people living with and affected by Acquired Brain Injury or people whose behaviour...

ABOUT SYNAPSEG’DAY LOUISE MATHEWSON.

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Synapse began with a group of parents who recognised an unmet need and wanted to bring about raised awarenes for the needs of individuals with and ABI and improved services. This is an objective that still undepins our service today, being the peak organisation supporting people with Acquired Brain Injuries and Complex and Challenging Behaviours.

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Google Plus CommunitiesCheryl O'Brien  -  19 Jun 2013 originally shared to Brain Injury Recovery:Discussion, Experience, Info (Information):This is definitely worth sharing! Please share this on to anyone who interested that will be in Sydney Australia…

Angela Ronson  -  19 May 2013Neuroplasticity, rewiring, yrs later. #braininjury http://braininjuryknow.blogspot.com/

2013/05/the-face-of-neuroplasticity.htmlThe Face of Neuroplasticityhttp://braininjuryknow.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-face-of-neuroplasticity.html

Mina Kitty  -  23 Feb 2013After a brain injury, cooking is a cognitive challenge ... http://www.thebrainfairy.com/?p=902Cooking is a Cognitive Challenge

- "Miswired" Brain Circuits May Lead to Development of Brain Disorders (LI, CG & Leela Alvarez)

- Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical School say they have uncovered a mechanism that guides the exquisite wiring of neural circuits in a developing brain and gained unprecedented insight into the faulty circuits that may lead to brain disorders such as autism. Reporting in the June 6 Cell, the study’s senior author Samie Jaffrey, M.D., Ph.D., an associate professor of pharmacology at

Weill Cornell, and colleagues described the process by which faulty wiring occurs when RNA molecules embedded in a growing axon are not degraded after they give instructions that help steer the nerve cell. The researchers say

their description is of a process of brain wiring that is much more dynamic than was previously known, and thus more prone to error. And they believe that understanding the basis of brain “miswiring” can help scientists devise new therapies to

Several experts say the future looks promising for approaches... Read more about that in Psychiatric News here.

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Pinterest is where you go to discover new things and collect stuff you love. If you find something online you want to build, cook, buy or do, just Pin It to your board ... Google description

http://www.pinterest.com/circlegroup/

Visit, Pin & Share something today!

Cheryl O'BrienDiscussion  -  26 Jun 2013Living with a brain injury is made easier when we have a good understanding of the human brain and how it works. Once we know how a brain should work we will have a better understanding of dealing with an injury to any part of the brain. This easy to understand article will arm you with information that helps understand the processes of the human brain.

Andrea AndersonDiscussion  -  7 Aug 2013Andrea Anderson originally shared:New blog post on The Speech and Language Connection

Meaningful QuotesGoogle Plus Communities

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2013 Admin TeamTony HarewoodEmpathy towards our youth, with natural attention to those with special-needs.Leela AlvarezCollaborating with the most wonderful people the World has to offer... that our efforts will bring about great opportunities in our Global Communities where healing abounds day after day.John HattenMy motto is "Let's Get To Work!" (cognitively, emotionally and vocationally); I go full out to help my clients reach for their maximum potential.Michael IdellUsing my experiences, I support individuals as a peer counselor. I assist individuals using my past educational and professional resources to assist others in a medical environment to better lives.

2013 Admin Team

Tony Harewood,Leela Alvarez,John Hatten, &Michael Idell

Circle Group (Brain Injury)ATTN: Tony HarewoodPO Box 963Toowong BC, Qld 4066AUSTRALIA

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