Teens with multiple concussions have increased risk of depression...
Teenagers who have a history of concussions are more than three times as likely to have depression compared to their non-concussed peers....
read moreEvidence that brain rest helps teens recover from concussion
Research from Boston Children’s Hospital has shown that limiting cognitive activity has a beneficial effect on recovering from a concussion. The study was of 335 teen athletes who had been diagnosed with a concussion....
read moreYoung adults recall memories in high definition
Using EEGs, researchers discovered that compared to older adults, younger adults are better at recalling items from memory because they store items in memory at “a higher resolution.”...
read moreConcussions common among middle school girls who play soccer
A new study that was published in JAMA Pediatrics found that concussions are not only common among girls who play soccer in middle school, but it’s also common for the girls to continue playing even when they have concussion symptoms!...
read moreComputers change the way we learn
A research team has shown that using a mouse changes the way the brain generalizes movements....
read moreFewer sports-related concussions at higher elevations
A new study from the Colorado School of Public Health has found that high school athletes who play at higher altitudes have fewer concussions than player at sea-level....
read moreReading a novel can physically change your brain
Researchers at Emory University studied the brains of college students the morning after they read assigned parts of a thriller novel and found that their brains had changed....
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