Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi may have the best brain in soccer. Scans show that his brain is busier than other players. Because his brain is well trained, he is able to suppress the urge to react instinctively, making...
read moreIn a recent cognition study, both pro and amateur athletes had better perception skills than the average university student. This seems relative to the findings that trained athletes’ brains have an increased cortical thickness....
read moreAnother NFL player is dealing with dementia. Tom Dempsey, former kicker for the New Orleans Saints, the Eagles, the Rams, the Oilers and the Bills, is a rarity nowadays in terms of giving and taking hard hits. His neurologist...
read moreThis article includes a lot of interesting statistics relating to predicting how digital platforms will change brain health in the future. For example: “More than one million amateur athletes will better manage possible concussions by taking cognitive baseline tests...
read moreIt’s called “teleconcussion” and it’s used to manage and follow-up on athletes with concussions using remote access technology. You can read it here:...
read moreA study from the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy shows CTE in 68 cases. Of the 68, 34 were former pro football players, nine only played football in college, and six only played football in...
read moreA new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says that changing the rules of hockey will likely help reduce brain injuries in young athletes. The coauthors suggest limiting body-checking and other hostile behavior and, of course, actually enforcing...
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