Protecting the brain against concussion
559,588 views | Kim Gorgens • TEDxDU 2010
Neuropsychologist Kim Gorgens makes the case for better protecting our brains against the risk of concussion -- with a compelling pitch for putting helmets on kids.
Neuropsychologist Kim Gorgens makes the case for better protecting our brains against the risk of concussion -- with a compelling pitch for putting helmets on kids.
This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxDU 2010, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.
Read more about TEDx.Join your state's chapter of the Brain Injury Association and advocate for greater protection for athletes against concussions.
About the speaker
Kim Gorgens studies the brain's response to injury -- and advocates that we mind our (gray) matter.
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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxDU 2010, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.
Read more about TEDx.Join your state's chapter of the Brain Injury Association and advocate for greater protection for athletes against concussions.