Brain Friends
Brain Friends
Dr. D. Seles Gadson and Angie Cauthorn
Aphasia, Dementia, and Stroke with Dr Roy Hamilton
44 minutes Posted Oct 6, 2025 at 11:00 pm.
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Meet Dr. Roy Hamilton
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What Aphasia Is—and Isn’t
Progressive Aphasia and Dementia Overlap
Vascular Risk After Stroke
Small Vessels, Slow Change
Stroke 101: Ischemic vs Hemorrhagic
Heart Clots, AFib, and Brain Attacks
Time Matters: Don’t Sleep It Off
The Hidden Burden of Aphasia
Neuroplasticity: Practice as Medicine
Brain Stimulation Studies: PPA & Subacute Stroke
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Send us Fan Mail A face that slips, a word that won’t come, an arm that won’t lift—tiny moments that point to massive truths about how the brain works, heals, and sometimes declines. I invited Dr. Roy Hamilton, neurologist, neuroplasticity researcher, and one of the clearest teachers in our field, to help us untangle aphasia, dementia, and stroke with practical language and unforgettable analogies. We start by separating terms people often blend. Dementia isn’t just memory loss; it’s a progr...