Participants are assigned to one of two treatment programs, and if Leonard and Tucker find that one treatment is more effective, they will offer it to subjects in the other group for free. The researchers were reluctant to give details about the treatments because they did not want participants to favor one over another. In general, one treatment involves giving participants lots of information about the injury. Subjects also are placed in support groups. The other treatment is more structured and involves stimulating the brain with various tasks, including challenging computer games and group work.
Subjects meet once a week for a month, with each session lasting two hours.
What we do has a very potent impact on the brain. When we learn something, it actually changes the brain. When we re going through the rehabilitation process, we re finding that the brain actually does try to heal itself. J. Foster Co.