The Department of Defense considers protecting, treating, and optimizing brain health a top priority.

Vision and hearing injuries can both be sustained due to traumatic brain injury, even mild TBI.

When you meet U.S. Navy Capt. Carlos Williams, director of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, you’ll likely notice that he embodies the Navy’s core values of initiative, accountability, integrity and toughness.

Senate hears DOD updates on warfighter brain health, traumatic brain injury, and blast exposure on Feb. 28.

A NICOE educational offering with guest speakers on Tinnitus after Brain Injury - part of 2024 BIAM event lineup.

A NICOE educational offering with a guest speaker on Virtual Reality, "Walk and Talk" Therapy, and Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories - part of 2024 BIAM event lineup.

NICoE TBI Didactic Lecture Series with guest speakers, part of the Brain Injury Awareness Month educational offering lineup.

A NICOE educational offering with a guest speaker on Cognitive Performance Optimization after Brain Injury - part of 2024 BIAM event lineup.

The National Intrepid Center of Excellence at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is the headquarters of the Defense Intrepid Network for Traumatic Brain Injury and Brain Health, which consists of 10 Intrepid Spirit Centers located at military bases throughout the U.S., in addition to two TBI clinics in Alaska and Germany.

Sudden brain symptoms need to be evaluated quickly, and might be an anomalous health incident, otherwise known as Havana syndrome.

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is pleased to announce that researchers from the National Intrepid Center of Excellence will present a groundbreaking study on diagnosing traumatic brain injuries during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium.

The Defense Intrepid Network for TBI and Brain Health’s Continuum of Caring, Healing, and Thriving initiative, headquartered at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence in Bethesda, Maryland, is a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach to address the full continuum of traumatic brain injury, behavior health, and brain health.