Choose from impossible objects, ambiguous figures and after-effects to explore the world of vision and the brain. There are also many games and puzzles to try. In last month's Neuroscience for Kids newsletter you read about the potential for head injury while playing golf and in a previous newsletter you may remember an article on soccer-related head injuries. Other sports and sports equipment also pose risks to our heads and brains. In fact, trampoline jumping is one of these risky sports.
Brain damage can have devastating consequences and recovery from such injuries can be difficult.
Of these injuries, two-thirds were to children between the ages of 5 and 15 years old. Fatal trampoline injuries are rare. Nevertheless, six trampoline-related deaths have been reported since 1990. Most of these fatalities occurred when people fell off of the trampoline and injured the upper part of their spinal cords. The trampoline should not be used at home, inside or outside.