CONCUSSIONS (IMAGE) University of Cincinnati Caption UC BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT CHRISTOPHER BOLES USES A MODAL HAMMER TO STRIKE A DUMMY HEAD CONTAINING ACCELEROMETERS. BY COMPARING THE FORCE THE DUMMY REGISTERS WITH AND WITHOUT A HELMET, RESEARCHERS CAN SEE WHICH HELMETS PROVIDE BETTER PROTECTION FROM POTENTIAL CONCUSSIONS. Credit Andrew Higley Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.