Dr. Ann McKee: Why Doesn’t the Brain’s Plasticity Protect Us from CTE?

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Channel: BrainLine · 2018 · Education

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A cut heals. You can cope well without an appendix. But the brain's healing is limited. Each person has a limited number of neurons and Dr. Ann McKee talks about what it means when you lose them to a brain injury.

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This video was produced by BrainLine thanks to generous support from the Infinite Hero Foundation (https://www.infinitehero.org/).

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