jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agoFamily Balks at Donating O.J. Simpson’s Brain for Researchwww.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down16
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minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up48·5 months agoFor those who don’t know the context, many athletes, especially American Football players, have donated their brains to CTE research.
minus-squaretsonfeir@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up30·5 months agoIt actually seems like a good opportunity. A lot could be learned about brain damage.
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 months agoAnd a lot has been learned because of those willing donors so far!
minus-squaregregorum@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·5 months agoi’d sure like to know
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·5 months agoAaron Hernandez, the former NFL star infamous for multiple murders, had his brain looked at. He had extensive CTE
minus-squaregregorum@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·edit-25 months 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-up10·5 months agoOh duh, sorry I misread what you meant
minus-squareroot_beerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 months agoWhen Junior Seau committed suicide, he specifically shot himself in the heart so as to preserve his brain for research, right?
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
When Junior Seau committed suicide, he specifically shot himself in the heart so as to preserve his brain for research, right?
Yup. Fucked up