January Cognitive Kit: CTE Awareness Day is Jan. 30 

Welcome to our January Cognitive Kit! CTE Awareness Day is observed on Jan. 30 and this month, we are sharing a book recommendation, coloring page, journal page, word search, and some additional resources and further reading on brain injuries and CTE.  

Click on the files below to download and print any of the exercises and if you’d like to, please tag us on social media when you’re finished. We’d love to see your completed activities! 

Book Recommendation: 

To Root & To Rise: Accepting Brain Injury (2017) by Carole J. Starr, MS 

“An inspiring, interactive book and workbook to help brain injury survivors and caregivers navigate grief and loss, find their strengths and move forward with a changed life. 

As a brain injury survivor herself, author Carole Starr knows the depth of grief and loss of self that accompany brain injury, the challenge of coping with symptoms that are misunderstood by many and the peace that can come from accepting a new life and a new self. Carole describes the journey in a way that survivors, caregivers and professionals can relate to and learn from.” (Summary from Amazon) 

You can find To Root & To Rise: Accepting Brain Injury at your local library, or on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and more. 

Coloring Page: 

You can download this month’s coloring page here: January 2025 Cognitive Kit Coloring Page

Journal Page:  

You can download this month’s journal page here: January 2025 Cognitive Kit Journal Page

Word Search: 

You can download this month’s word search here: January 2025 Cognitive Kit Word Search Puzzle

Featured Research Studies: 

Learn more about how CTE is studied and identified through some of our most significant research papers: 

The Spectrum of Disease in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy 

First Author: Ann McKee, MD
Senior Author: Robert Cantu, MD

Characterizing Tau Deposition in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE): Utility of the McKee CTE Staging Scheme 

First Author: Michael Alosco, PhD
Senior Author: Ann McKee, MD

The Second NINDS/NIBIB Consensus Meeting to Define Neuropathological Criteria for the Diagnosis of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy 

First Author: Kevin Bieniek, PhD
Senior Author: Ann McKee, MD

Resources:  

Take a look at a few resources from our website to learn more about CTE: 

What is CTE? 

Significant Research Findings 

Brain Donation 

Resources 

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