So over the past year or so there has a been a lot of interest generated around the effects of repetitive head trauma on the brains of athletes. Since I love both football and neuroscience, I am very interested in it and thought it was worth sharing since I know many of you like football as well.
Lou Gehrig and ALS NYT article
Head injuries and ALS ESPN article
Chris Henry's brain ESPN article
Dementia Pugilistica Wiki
That is a picture of a section of Chris Henry's brain. The dark brown things are neurofibrillary tangles of tau protein, which are a common finding in the brains of people with Alzheimer's Disease.
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Well, they are trying to get better head-protection for everyone playing. If they can improve equipment, then they may not have to make more rule changes.
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