"If you look at the brain of someone with CTE, you will see actual holes in it" - Nipun Chopra
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This week we are joined by Nipun Chopra - assistant professor of biology at De Pauw University and a PHD in Medical Neuroscience, Nipun & Uday scratch the surface on Alzheimer’s but the crux of the discussion is about the impact of head injuries in sports and how that is changing the way the world looks at concussions, specifically a condition known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy or CTE made notorious by the tragic circumstances surrounding athletes like Chris Benoit (WWE) & Aaron Hernandez (NFL)
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