Brain Changes Found in High School Football Players Thought to Be Concussion-Free

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101007171417.htm

ScienceDaily (Oct. 8, 2010) — A study by researchers at Purdue University suggests that some high school football players suffer undiagnosed changes in brain function and continue playing even though they are impaired.

"Our key finding is a previously undiscovered category of cognitive impairment," said Thomas Talavage, an expert in functional neuroimaging who is an associate professor of biomedical engineering and electrical and computer engineering and co-director of the Purdue MRI Facility.

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