New Smart Helmet Could Spot Concussions in Real Time
This fall, tens of thousands of American football players, from grade-schoolers on up to the pros, will be treated for concussions.
This fall, tens of thousands of American football players, from grade-schoolers on up to the pros, will be treated for concussions.
Veteran sailors know that rogue waves can rise suddenly in mid-ocean to capsize even the largest vessels. Now it appears that a similar phenomenon called shear shock wave occurs in the concussed brain. It may help explain why some head knocks cause so much more harm than others.