More and more NFL players have been willing their bodies to science so that their brains can be studied even if they die of other causes. – Jeffrey Kluger
As the National Football League and other pro sports increasingly reckon with the early dementia, mental health issues, suicides and even criminal behavior of former players, the risk of whats known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), is becoming clear. – Jeffrey Kluger
The best thing about science is that hard, empirical answers are always there if you look hard enough. The best thing about religion is that the very absence of that certainty is what requires – and gives rise to – deep feelings of faith. – Jeffrey Kluger
The mind of the polyglot is a very particular thing, and scientists are only beginning to look closely at how acquiring a second language influences learning, behavior and the very structure of the brain itself. – Jeffrey Kluger