Talking TBI: The Impact of Traumatic Brain Injuries on Cognitive Decline

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) like concussions are not uncommon, especially in children and older adults. These injuries can have both short-term and lasting effects on the brain, but what about their impact on cognitive function? Dr. Deling He of UW–Madison’s Cognitive-Communication in Aging and Neurogenic Disorders Laboratory (CCANDL) lab joins the podcast to discuss her research on the connections between TBI, speech pathology and cognition and what her study findings mean for people with a history of TBI. Guest: Deling He, PhD, postdoctoral research associate, Cognitive-Communication in Aging and Neurogenic Disorders Laboratory, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, UW–Madison Show Notes Read the study from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), “Traumatic Brain Injury Strikes 1 in 8 Older Americans,” mentioned by Dr. Chin at 0:30 on the UCSF website . Learn more about Dr. He’s study in the article, “ TBI linked to long-term cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease ,” published on Healio’s website. Learn more about the Cognitive-Communication in Aging and Neurogenic Disorders Laboratory (CCANDL) on their lab website. Learn more about Dr. He on the CCANDL website . Connect with us Find transcripts and more at our website . Email Dementia Matters : dementiamatters@medicine.wisc.edu

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Talking TBI: The Impact of Traumatic Brain Injuries on Cognitive Decline is an episode from Dementia Matters by Wisconsin Alzheimer‘s Disease Research Center.

This episode is 19:45 long.

This episode was published on Dec 17, 2025.

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