This article discusses how knowledge about the brain may help build better computers. The article discusses new treatments for pain. Discussion of last year's Brain Awareness Week Open House and how you can get involved in your own BAW activities. The long winter is finally over. Soccer season is just around the corner.
Soccer is a relatively safe sport.
Although these ball speeds are not reached during most recreational games, some people believe that young players should wear protective helmets. Although it is unlikely that occasional heading of a soccer ball will injure the brain, some data show that repeated heading may cause brain damage. Professional soccer players head the ball thousands of times during their careers. This is more than twice the rate of abnormal EEG patterns in control subjects. On the other hand, a study of Swedish soccer players did not show any of the abnormalities.