Can I Have Your Brain? A Quest for Truth on Concussions & CTE | Chris Nowinski | TEDxBeaconStreet

Chris Nowinski tells the story of how he became the first athlete brain chaser, cold-calling the families of famous athletes who just died to request their brain to research CTE. His brain bank now has over 500 donated brains, including nearly 200 NFL players, and nearly 3,000 athletes have pledged to donate. You can too at ConcussionFoundation.org/pledge. Chris Nowinski, Ph.D., is founding CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation (ConcussionFoundation.org) a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to solving the concussion & CTE crisis through research, advocacy, and education. He is also co-founder of the Boston University (BU) CTE Center and the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank. A former Harvard football player and WWE Superstar, he wrote Head Games: Football’s Concussion Crisis after post-concussion syndrome ended his career in 2003. He received his doctorate in behavioral neuroscience from Boston University School of Medicine. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@troylechampion8082]

If he wanted some brains, all he had to do was call the entire ECW locker room from the 90’s.

[@joehung1552]

Most were already dead.

[@LeftHandShred2]

Afaik RVD and Mark Henry have pledged.

[@ComedySceenwriter]

thanks Chris!

[@amoore8480]

Why didn't he mention the name of the discoverer of CTE, Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu

[@Drikkerbadevand]

Because its irrelevant and that name is impossible to pronounce?

[@jeffhall3044]

Bruises will heal our brains will not our brains are permanent. We need to take care of our brains.

[@msutcliffe5883]

Brilliant.

[@bradleyregan44]

Too bad they won't study anyone who needs help I can't afford it. And imma do something similar like benoit did. I know what benoit went thru. It's intense it hurts. Never gets better.

[@marcoylagan9024]

I see him right now as a more grown up and I miss this man in tough enough with al snow Jaqueline and torri

[@jessediaz3880]

To be honest, a CTE diagnostic test being created will be the death of the NFL, not to mention all the other contact sports with frequent blows to the head. In the NFL, the amount of players immediately retiring after being tested positive for CTE would be devastating. Also have to factor in the fact that many would not even make it out of college football without developing CTE. A breakthrough in developing a reliable test is far overdue at this point.

[@rjakobi]

Chris can have my brain as long as he is willing to play some WWE Raw 2 with me.

[@samithegreat7840]

It doesn’t take multiple head hits to get early onset dementia unfortunately. One major concussion is enough. Besides athletes, the military has the same issues, as well as people in car crashes.

[@jacquesteddyruxpin8843]

Sallie Le Blanc an inactive lifestyle, unhealthy eating habits, heavy drinking, obesity and getting too much sleep are main culprits in causing early onset dementia

[@tionlover]

Jacques Teddy Ruxpin can you please explain how all those lead to dementia?

[@priorsproductions2426]

tionlover hes not wrong you can find that anywhere

[@rkingslime6679]

Sallie Le Blanc are you talking about Major tbi?

[@Drikkerbadevand]

Says what research? They literally went away with that idea because the (limited amount of) control brains with no concussion history also had CTE

[@bradleyregan44]

Bradley regan. Coldwater michigan. If nowinski cares he will help me. Im not gonna make it nowinski

[@ZeruWilde]

I wonder if they want brains from domestic violence victims for this

[@deevanlife4049]

April Campbell Phoenix has a program

[@Chad-bx5ukTherearenocountries]

Yes. What's left of it. Sure.