Dozen Athletes Are Donating Their Brains for Study on Concussions
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Sean , New York City:
Sep 25 2008
Made Popular Sep 25 2008
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N.F.L. players are lionized every Sunday for giving their bodies to the sport. Now, some retired players are planning to literally give their brains to a new center at Boston University’s School of Medicine devoted to studying the long-term effects of...
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Oscar
Sep 25 2008
Oaxaca,
Mexico
I find that wonderul.. From what I undrstand, boxers have done that as well, which has lead to some type of technology that can register brain movement with blows..supposedly some boxers who want to enter pro, are declined immidiately after having these exams which prove too much of a danger for competitive boxing.
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Chris Nowinski is the man behind the foundation and he was a former WWE professional wrestler. The guy has based his organization after he saw how head concussions affected the behavior of professional wrestlers. He has many wrestlers, boxers and former athletes involved in physical sport sign up for this cause and it is indeed changing things a lot at the ground level. Athletes have become a lot more careful with head injuries since the research facility has thrown up several new facts.
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I find that wonderul.. From what I undrstand, boxers have done that as well, which has lead to some type of technology that can register brain movement with blows..supposedly some boxers who want to enter pro, are declined immidiately after having these exams which prove too much of a danger for competitive boxing.
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Chris Nowinski is the man behind the foundation and he was a former WWE professional wrestler. The guy has based his organization after he saw how head concussions affected the behavior of professional wrestlers. He has many wrestlers, boxers and former athletes involved in physical sport sign up for this cause and it is indeed changing things a lot at the ground level. Athletes have become a lot more careful with head injuries since the research facility has thrown up several new facts.
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