Effects of Concussion on the Human Brain (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Effects of Concussion on the Human Brain

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This 3-D MRI of a human brain reveals injury (in red) to the brain's coverings following mild head trauma.

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Image courtesy of Lawrence Latour, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health and the Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine.

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