It's Not All Fun and Games: Sports, Concussions, and Neuroscience.

Neuron

UCLA Brain Injury Research Center, UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program, Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Interdepartmental Program for Neuroscience, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Interdepartmental Program for Biomedical Engineering, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Medical and Molecular Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

Published: June 2017

Few items grab the public's attention like sports, from extremes of great victory to injury and defeat. No injury currently arouses stronger interest than concussion. Giza et al., discuss how neuroscience can provide balance between physical activity and TBI, and guide thoughtful discourse and policy.

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