Brain Scans (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Brain Scans

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Brain scans show differences among high school football players in a two-year study that suggests concussions are likely caused by many hits over time and not from a single blow to the head, as commonly believed.

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Purdue University image/Thomas Talavage

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