Soccer headers may take a higher toll on women’s brains than men’s | Science News

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In men’s brains, three regions (blue) showed an association between heading a soccer ball and potential white matter damage. One region (red) showed stronger white matter connections. Women fared worse, with eight regions (blue) showing an association between headers and potential white matter damage and one region (red) with stronger white matter connections.

Read more: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/soccer-headers-may-hurt-female-brains-more-male

Video: Todd Rubin/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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