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19.01.2024
A new discovery: It might be dangerous – soccer heading leads to brain function issues
Sportsmen often have traumas that can affect their health, and not all of these traumas are easy to see right from the start. A recent study indicates a connection between soccer heading, where footballers hit the ball with their head, and a quite noticeable decline in the microstructure and function of the brain over two years.
Kate Yakimchuk research brain damage brain activity cognition intelligence Psychology 19 January 2024
01.12.2023
When sports actually damages your brain: A new study on soccer headers
We all know the stereotype that sportsmen are strong but silly, but it seems that some types of sport can actually cause cognitive decline. A new test shows that lots of soccer players tend to have decreased cognitive abilities later in life.
Kate Yakimchuk research brain damage cognitive decline sports Psychology 1 December 2023