Associate Professor Alan Pearce of La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, Neuro Sports Labs, and the Australian Sports Brain Bank is a trove of knowledge and current information about brain injury, including concussion, CTE, persistent concussion symptoms (PCS), especially regarding Australian sports. We discuss all of that and more, including, psychological issues often seen after brain injury, Australian Rules Football, and a surprising (to me anyway) uptick in ice hockey popularity down under.

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