Effects of soccer heading on brain structure and function

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, with more than 265 million players worldwide, including professional and amateur ones. Soccer is unique in comparison to other sports, as it is the only sport in which participants purposely use their head to hit the ball. Heading is considered an offen...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Oliveira Rodrigues, Rodrigo Pace Lasmar, Paulo eCaramelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2016.00038/full