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12 Athletes Donating Brains For Concussion Study

October 3, 2008

12 athletes, including six N.F.L. players and a United States Women’s Soccer player, are donating their brains, after their death, to the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy. The donating athletes state that they hope the study can clarify the long term effects of concussions, including memory loss and depression.

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