No Evidence of Association Between Soccer Heading and Cognitive Performance in Professional Soccer Players: Cross-Sectional Results

No Evidence of Association Between Soccer Heading and Cognitive Performance in Professional Soccer Players: Cross-Sectional Results

Although the scientific community has focused on the effects of concussions in contact sports, the role of subconcussive impacts, as it can occur during soccer heading, has recently gained attention, considering that it may represent an additional mechanism of cumulative brain injury. The aim of thi...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Rodrigues, Mariana Drummond Martins Lima, Leonardo Cruz de Souza, Celso Furtado, Cimar Eustáquio Marques, Lucas Gonçalves, Marcus Vinícius Lima, Rodrigo Pace Lasmar, Paulo Caramelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
soccer
heading
injury
brain
cognitive functioning
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00209/full

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