A small–OK, very small –study of 10 men who play college soccer and 10 men who don’t has found
evidence of reduced gray matter in the brains of the soccer players.The Scientific American reports that researchers at the University
of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Ohio used MRI scans to look at the brains of the 20 subjects. The scans revealed reduced gray matter (which controls thinking and memory) in the anterior temporal cortex. Sciam reports that the significance of the relatively smaller
gray matter volume and density seen in these players is not yet
clear. Of the 10 soccer players in study, which is published in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, only two said they had suffered concussions. Read more in the Scientific American.
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Saturday, May 31, 2025
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