Sports-Related Brain Injuries and Their Ethical, Social, and Neuroscience Considerations

  • Published9 Feb 2016
  • Reviewed9 Feb 2016
  • Source BrainFacts/SfN

Concussions and other sports-related brain injuries pose serious risks to young athletes. In this forum scientists and professional athletes discuss the neuroscience of brain injuries, the dangers of repeated concussions, and how the culture of sports can put athletes at risk.

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