Posts Tagged ‘football’
Playing American football before age 12 is linked to long-term neuropsychiatric and cognitive problems
__________ Tackle football before age 12 may boost risks of cognitive, mood disorders (Ars Technica): “Taking hard knocks early in life could shove football players toward neurological problems later, a new study suggests. Among 214 former amateur and professional male football players, those who started playing early—particularly before the age of 12—had greater risks of…
Read MorePublic Brain Health vs. Private Brain Research Funds: How the NFL tried to influence NIH studies
——- How the NFL tried to manipulate a government study on football and brain injuries (Los Angeles Times): “The National Institutes of Health seems to have discovered what communities across the land already know: The National Football League is an untrustworthy partner. According to a report
Read MoreFootballers add novelty, variety and challenge to sharpen cognitive and perceptual skills
Can brain training make better footballers? (The Guardian): “It sounds like a game designed for toddlers – throwing and catching a ball to encourage talking – but, according to coaches at Southampton FC, brain-training technique Life Kinetik is the latest weapon in the war to stop modern life ruining the beautiful game
Read MoreControversy brewing around the NFL, concussions, research funding and conflicts of interest
The NFL Needs Distance From Its Brain-Injury Funding (The Wall Street Journal): “Despite its immense popularity among spectators and players, football is facing an existential threat due to the long-term health risks presented by repetitive injuries to the head. A new disease has even been associated with these injuries—chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, the subject of
Read MoreNew $3m European-Israeli collaboration to build brain training system and enhance football (soccer) players’ game intelligence
. The initial pilot, funded under the EU Horizon 2020 framework and to be completed by 2017, will start with leading European soccer academies including Ajax Amsterdam, PSV Eindhoven, AZ Alkmaar and FC Freiburg, in collaboration with the Sports University in Cologne, Germany.
Read MoreBeyond concussions: football-related hits impact brain’s white matter
Brains of Football Players Don’t Fully Recover During Offseason, Study Finds (Education Week): “Some football players’ brains may not fully recover from hits endured even after six months of no-contact rest during the offseason… imaging scans showed changes
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