jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoFamily Balks at Donating O.J. Simpson’s Brain for Researchwww.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down14
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minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·1 year agoFor those who don’t know the context, many athletes, especially American Football players, have donated their brains to CTE research.
minus-squaretsonfeir@lemm.eeBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 year agoIt actually seems like a good opportunity. A lot could be learned about brain damage.
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoAnd a lot has been learned because of those willing donors so far!
minus-squaretsonfeir@lemm.eeBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoOJ seem like he’d be a gold mine.
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoAaron Hernandez, the former NFL star infamous for multiple murders, had his brain looked at. He had extensive CTE
minus-squaregregorum@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-21 year agooh, i know. as have the brains of many former football players who’ve since died and had their brains sliced and examined for CTE. this is why i’d like to know about OJ’s brain. his could be one of the oldest confirmed cases.
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoOh duh, sorry I misread what you meant
For those who don’t know the context, many athletes, especially American Football players, have donated their brains to CTE research.
It actually seems like a good opportunity. A lot could be learned about brain damage.
And a lot has been learned because of those willing donors so far!
OJ seem like he’d be a gold mine.
i’d sure like to know
Aaron Hernandez, the former NFL star infamous for multiple murders, had his brain looked at. He had extensive CTE
oh, i know. as have the brains of many former football players who’ve since died and had their brains sliced and examined for CTE.
this is why i’d like to know about OJ’s brain. his could be one of the oldest confirmed cases.
Oh duh, sorry I misread what you meant
np