Footballers suffer similar brain damage to boxers, a small scientific study suggests.
New report outlines NFL interference in concussion research
Questions raised over helmet sensors as study links successive blows to brain damage.
Brain injury expert calls for ban on heading in football
One of the world's leading brain injury experts is calling for a ban on heading in football, following a number of historical cases.
Former NHLers who suffered head trauma prone to psychiatric disorders, Toronto study finds | CBC News
Concussions and high impact sports seem to go hand in hand, and now a new study of pro hockey players conducted in Toronto shows that head trauma can lead to an elevated rate of psychiatric disorders.
Opinion | I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroyed His Mind. (Published 2018)
He chose the sport, but he did not choose brain damage.
New Study Estimates CTE in 75% of Deceased NFL Players, Including Former Washington Stars
A Boston University study estimates that nearly 75% of deceased NFL players had CTE, highlighting the risks of repetitive head impacts.
Amphetamine boosts rats’ recovery from brain injuries
A new animal model of traumatic brain injuries can help scientists test treatments and understand long-lasting effects
'Concussions affect a life': Ken Dryden wants hockey rules changed to save players' lives
Hockey legend Ken Dryden is calling on the NHL to penalize any play that involves a player making contact with the head of another — no exceptions.
Brawn and Brains
Sturdy legs could mean healthy brains, according to a new study of British twins.
Why Footballers Need Their Sleep
One of the most interesting facts (for me, at least) that came out when Nicola Cortese left Southampton last year was that one of the change...
The New Wounded
This book addresses the issue of trauma and psychic wounds to stage a confrontation between psychoanalysis and contemporary neurobiology. In so doing, it reevaluates the brain as an organ that is not separated from psychic life but rather appears as its very locus. A philosophical approach of the “new wounded” (brain lesion patients) forms the matter of the confrontation.
How flying seriously messes with your mind
Travelling by plane has become an everyday activity – but our bodies and brains are still affected by it.
People With Brain Injuries Heal Faster If They Get Up And Get Moving
Doctors tell surgical patients to get out of bed as soon as possible, but people with brain injuries are encouraged to rest. Now it looks like activity can benefit brain injured patients, too.
The "Yips" in Baseball: Psychological Causes and Cures - Baseball Scouter
Demystifying the baseball yips: learn what they are, why they happen, and a practical four-week plan with mental skills and graded drills to restore smooth, confident throws under pressure.
AI Use at Work Is Causing “Brain Fry,” Researchers Find, Especially Among High Performers
The increased speed and multitasking that AI allows at work is leading to many workers experiencing "brain fry," a new study found.
Camus's Absurd Love of Football — M. M. Owen
In football, one of the greatest French authors of the 20th century located the most potent and valuable forms of consciousness. In the game’s drama of the flesh, he felt himself witness to the fullness of life, in all its pathos, and all its saving graces.
