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• Amnesia Caused by Head Injury Reversed in Early Mouse Study

  A mouse study designed to shed light on memory loss in people who experience repeated head impacts, such as athletes, suggests the condition could potentially be reversed. The research in mice finds that amnesia and poor memory following head injury is due to inadequate reactivation of neurons involved in forming memories.

  Category: News Release Tags: head impacts, Laboratory for Brain Injury and Dementia, neuroscience, non-damaging head impacts