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Podcast: Smart Talk
Episode: Brain disease researcher Dr Helen Murray on the risks of contact sports concussion
Description: Dr Helen Murray explores the relationship between repetitive head injuries, contact sport and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) - a progressive brain disease that causes dementia.Dr Helen Murray explores the relationship between repetitive head injuries and dementia. (A highlight from Auckland University's Raising the Bar Home Edition) Listen to the talkFrom the discussionDuring my PhD, I studied Alzheimer's disease at the University of Auckland's Centre for Brain Research. I worked with human tissue that was donated to the Neurological Foundation Human Brain Bank. And so throughout my PhD, I...