Home » Psychology news » Football: Concussions, years of play related to brain differences, especially in areas linked to memory
Football: Concussions, years of play related to brain differences, especially in areas linked to memory
May 13, 2014 by NewsBot
College football players with and without a history of concussions have less volume in the hippocampal region of the brain that relates to memory and emotion, according to a new study. Moreover, the number of years of playing experience was inversely related to hippocampal volume and reaction time.
