UAB Neuroscience Café - Concussion in Football

UAB Neuroscience Café – Concussion in Football
Thursday, April 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the Large Auditorium

When a football player suffers a concussion during a game or practice, it’s serious business. In a concussion, the brain shakes so forcefully that it hits the inside of the skull. That injures the brain.  Doctors, coaches, and researchers are focused on the damage concussions can do to football players’ brains as a result of the many tackles they endure. Research shows that athletes who have repeated concussions are more likely to get long-term brain damage, including a condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain disease that mimics