Charles J. Golden - Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE): Impact on Brains, Emotions, and Cognition

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The term Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) has recently gained a significant amount of public attention and media coverage, which is partially due to several high profile suicides of former professional athletes, multiple lawsuits filed against the National Football League (NFL), and a popular Hollywood film. Parents and caregivers all across the U.S. are re-evaluating the decision to allow their child to play American football and other contact sports for fear their child might develop neurological complications later in life. The Concussion Crisis has contributed to a significant drop in the number of boys ages six to twelve who are participating in tackle football during the last decade. However, a proportion of the information disseminated through the media pertaining to the etiology, neuropathology, and clinical manifestations of CTE are not corroborated by empirical research, and are disputed by prominent researchers who study sports related head injury.