Concussion Machine (IMAGE)

Brown University

Concussion Machine

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A device developed by Brown University researchers can deliver compressive impacts to 3-D cultures of brain cells and monitor how the cells react to that trauma in real time. The device could help scientists better understand how traumatic brain injury occurs at the cellular level.

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Nick Dentamaro / Brown University

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