Whether you’re suffering from a concussion, early signs of dementia or are concerned about healthy aging, York University neuroscientist says combining thinking and movement builds brain resilience Dementia can be brewing in the background for years before the telltale signs of memory lapses and difficulties with wayfinding creep into people’s daily lives or are caught […]
A new study from York University’s Faculty of Health may offer reassuring news for parents whose children have a history of concussion, but want to get back to playing sports. Researchers from York University’s Faculty of Health spent more than a decade scouting fields, rinks and courts across the Greater Toronto Area for participants with a history of concussion and tested their performance on complex eye-hand coordination tasks, finding that age and previous sports experience were larger factors in cognitive-motor integration than a history of multiple concussions.
TORONTO, April 4, 2019 – More years in sports – not less – may help protect the brains of children who have had a concussion, against future concussions, a new study says. Research from York University’s Faculty of Health found that children who have played in a performance sport for at least seven years, and have […]