# @dukeuniversity on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=s8W-Jp4As2E
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65109819-dukeuniversity-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b61fe88653.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-05-06T20:41:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Duke University (@dukeuniversity) — https://gondola.cc/dukeuniversity

## Caption

For the past few years as a Duke undergraduate student, Nana Osaka has studied the brain, focusing on how language changes after a stroke. She also performed as the Blue Devil mascot – a role that depends entirely on gestures.
 
Together, those experiences have shaped how she understands communication and how a stroke causes language to break down. 

Excited to share her story during National Stroke Awareness Month, too! 

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲

Established in 1924 in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University is one of the world’s leading institutions for education, research, and patient care.

Subscribe ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@dukeuniversity 

𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 #𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲

Home: https://duke.edu/
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#mascot #bluedevil #athlete #matchcut #reveal #brainscience #brains #brainpower #stroke 
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- **Views:** 26,461
- **Likes:** 906
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## Tags

reveal, brains, stroke, bluedevil, brainscience, athlete, 𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, matchcut, brainpower, mascot

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