James Brody
January 29th, 2009, 01:14 PM
Self-selection is a problem in the following study: impulsive males are more apt to have concussions. Relevance: a number of our politicians have lapses that elicit laughter but also suggest residual CNS trauma or disease. Will anyone follow-up? Probably too explosive...
JimB
"ScienceDaily (Jan. 29, 2009) — Researchers have found the first evidence that athletes who were concussed during their earlier sporting life show a decline in their mental and physical processes more than 30 years later.
"The research, published online 28 January in one of the world's leading neurology journals, Brain, compared 19 healthy, former athletes who had sustained concussion more than 30 years ago with 21 healthy, former athletes with no history of concussion. The study found that those who had been concussed only once or twice in their early adulthood showed a decline in their attention and memory and a slowing of some of their movements compared to athletes who had no concussion."
More at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090127190340.htm
JimB
"ScienceDaily (Jan. 29, 2009) — Researchers have found the first evidence that athletes who were concussed during their earlier sporting life show a decline in their mental and physical processes more than 30 years later.
"The research, published online 28 January in one of the world's leading neurology journals, Brain, compared 19 healthy, former athletes who had sustained concussion more than 30 years ago with 21 healthy, former athletes with no history of concussion. The study found that those who had been concussed only once or twice in their early adulthood showed a decline in their attention and memory and a slowing of some of their movements compared to athletes who had no concussion."
More at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090127190340.htm