ima retired US army vet. Ive had several severe concussions. great video. i have all those things. suicidal tendencies, memory loss, and chronic headaches and migraines.
My wife suffered a fall a few years ago where she fell down a few steps and landed on the front-right of her face & head. A few months later she began suffering from seizures where she hit her head on our hard tile floor 4 separate times. After that her personality changed drastically and we are teetering on the edge of divorce (her decision 100%). I’ve made some pretty serious mistakes (no cheating or anything like that) but this new personality is angry and vengeful and miserable, she “keeps score” on everything. It’s absolutely heartbreaking and we have an 8yo so doubly crushing. I hope one day they are able to effectively diagnose and treat brain injuries much, much better than they can now. It’s so common.
i have suffered brain trauma myself from thousands of individual incidents due to my upbringing which was extraordinarily violent. in fact not everyone survived.
A ding is where someone bumps the side of your car with their door and leaves a mark on your door. What Leonard Marshall was experiencing was the equivalent of a Formula One impact wreck. Bless him for bringing this to Star Talk and brining it to our attention. Thank you gentlemen.
I'm woken in the morning a went through that where it's taking me a few moments to realize where I'm at. I've also had a lot of concussions and post-concussion syndrome.
Soldiers who were in war zones need to be scanned! Even when they’re not close to impacts, there is a physical concussing that occurs when bombs explode. When exposed multiple times a day for months and months on multiple deployments, these military members have lifelong issues. It’s barely acknowledged, and rarely recognized right now. The VA needs to get this technology immediately.
I suffered a TBI 9 years ago. This really hit home for me. Thank you so much for this. It has taking me all these 9 years just to feel like I was before the injury and I am still not 100 percent per say. Everyday is a growing experience. I have done so much research myself on neuroscience and still learning daily.
I had a vivid traumatic brain injury December 2nd, 2010. It was not a “car crash” per se but multiple subarachnoid hemorrhages, almost epileptic sessions, and hit my left noggin from my car to a steep concrete curb. I was driving home from a friend’s house when shortly after turning onto my street, I suffered a series of multiple strokes. As what I can only describe as an unfamiliar numbness on the left side of my brain and right body. I somehow continued driving until nearly reaching my driveway. Fortunately, I managed to not hit anything before arriving home. As I’m pulling in I ended up crashing into my garage. I quickly reversed my car, parked, shut it off, took the keys out, and sat for a moment. I still remember thinking to myself, “All you need to do is walk inside. You can do this, you’re almost home..” On 3, I decided to open the car door and begin to walk. “1, 2, 3!” I took my seatbelt off and opened the car door to start walking. I stepped my left leg on the ground and tried to get out. That’s when my right leg failed and I immediately fell, slamming the left side of my head onto the concrete. At that moment I attempted crawling to my front door. Feeling extremely nauseous, I vomitted several times and noticed there was blood. Then I suffered a wave of multiple seizures. Instead of immediately calling 911, I tried calling my buddy for help but they were not answering. In hindsight this decision was a crucial mistake on my part. I called for what must have been a half hour when suddenly I received a call back. I answered saying “Help me, please!”. The last thing I remember 2 friends carrying me inside the house.... Brief summary; I died six times, fourteen surgery on my noggin, Doctors said I'll be a vegetable, mute, wheelchair..etc.... I thought, thank you but I want more! Step by step, practice makes perfect and now I can talk and walk like a pro…ish😏plus I got a degree in social and behavioral science after. Yes, feels like it was forever and a half yet I made it. Wow wait… tRump was our President…I took ‘Merican and global politics and 2 philosophy classes…should I run and did the right thing?🤔oh, am not 35…never mind play ball😏
My daughter has had several concussions. She is hanging in for now. She was genius level and probably lost 20 IQ points. Doctors would say she was faking it because the MRI/MRA didn't show enough damage (14 years old tech). A lot of military people concussed by IED's also got in trouble because this dynamic. It changed her a lot and we have all excepted at some point CTE issues are coming. A lot of neurologist's (my personal experience) are incapable of admitting they don't know how to diagnose nor treat these types of conditions. It is all a bit of a nightmare.
This was so informative-and also so sad… re: exploitation in pro sports, unreasonable expectations of masculinity and gender, the prevalence of athletics-related injuries, and US health care inadequacies. Thank you to all of those who are trying to fix these issues. And thank you for this important episode.
I love Gary.. He amazes me, football players are famous for not being very smart in general, but Garys mind is so brilliant, his questions always show how deep he thinks about all things, this host trio is my absolutely favourite..
Every concussion dramatically lowers the amount of force needed for the next concussion. Don't forget that many of us with CTE were not pro athletes. Just a bit crazy and reckless growing up. I rode motorcycles before helmet laws.
Chuck is 100% right about the equipment attributing to damage. I played in a mens league after high school- no pads at all/two hand shove (anything but a wrap up tackle). People certainly went home with some bruises and stuff, but we almost never clashed heads together and played the game just as physically. The helmet at this point is like 95% weapon.
I think it's known now that American football is a lot higher impact than rugby because of all the gear they have. Kind of like how in boxing with boxing gloves they do a lot more brain damage than the old way where you'd break your knuckles if you hit too hard.
Great show, everybody! I really hope we continue to make rapid progress in this field so that accurate diagnosis and treatment can filter to everyday average people.
A fantastic full hour of knowledge and fun! Yes, MORE than an hour will be welcomed on extensive topics such as this. Delighted, very delighted and grateful.
Great interview! This is a subject we all need to promote. Not to pile on what many others have said, but I’m just your average 57 midwesterner with Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder, who lost his executive level position three years ago. I’ve been treated for depression for over 20 years before someone finally asked the right questions and diagnosed me. I have taken the written CTE test, my wife and I both heard the Dr say I had all the symptoms of CTE except dementia. When we received a written report I suddenly had no symptoms. At age seven I suffer a compound fracture of my left temple and a TBI. Starting at age 5 I had my first concussion, since that time I stopped counting at 20. It’s a testament to how poorly this country diagnoses mental health problems, and their abysmal record of treatment…it’s been 50 years since my TBI and no one has ever given me an MRI or EEG. I definitely do not want to taken anything away from what happened in the NFL, that was a willful disregard of human suffering and has cost to many lives. I’m selfishly saying, what about the rest of us and our families? The families suffer too. Thank you for taking on another difficult topic, keep up the good fight, and alway keep looking up. Hunter S. Thompson summed up a mental health sufferers life with meaning to, “The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over”.
24:15, Having "enjoyed" multiple TBIs compliments of my military career, I am more than familiar with this and other tricks we need to play on ourselves just to remember what we're doing.
I grew up playing hockey baseball and football and I have had over 10 diagnosed concussions and I can't even think straight most of the time I don't know what's going on and I just wish all of it would end I allowed my daughter to play hockey and after her first concussion her mom and I told her that if she sustains one more head injury then she's no longer allowed to play which happened about a year later so we pulled her out and now we wish we would have pulled her out after the first one
Thank you Neil and Chuck for bringing up this important matter. Always interesting watching Star Talk. Im a Patreon but rather watch you on YT. Keep up the great work
I had a brain injury from a rolling car accident. Haven't been the same since, over a decade ago. I practice brain training every day and am in the 98th percentile in all subjects. That doesn't negate the injury. It means I can think through headaches, visual disturbances, tremors, hypersensitivity, and what feels like fire through my brain and spine. As for those who are racial norming saying cognition has anything to do with the condition, they are not following the science. I'm smart, and I'm hurt. They aren't the same thing. Some days I have to think harder than others, and some days I have to sleep off the fog, but overall my cognition is intact.
Some ppl tried to merk me with a vehicle. Severe TBI, I'm very thankful that this is being talked about at all, especially with sincere knowledge and experiences. I hope the best for everyone. That Ding is a concussion p. Sure. I've definitely been there once.
I remember reading about Owen Taylor, the family's struggle for information and the response of college ... or rather the lack of response, even complete denial and indifference. It's progress that things have changed. This is the first I've hear of bunting maybe become past tense.
How many other cases of "dementia" may be attributed to this type of trauma from many of the sports and activities when people were young? Is CTE a more encompassing diagnosis than just from sports (NFL) players?
How/where would someone get these tests (I’m assuming in combination of mixed scans and cognitive neural testing) accomplished and properly diagnosed??? How can we inquire as to the qualifications to even receive this level of care? I feel helpless watching my husbands decline and struggles.
You'd think in an hour long show on an important topic, they'd have considered on advance these questions would come up and had answers available. Otherwise, it's an hour of chatting about themselves and little else.
Tomorrow makes 4 weeks since i was hit by a firetruck on my track bike. I had a subarachnoid hemorrhage on the language processing part of my brain, but luckily I've been having a speedy recovery. My main issue is generating words fast, but i can still talk to people normally. Could've been so much worse.
I am glad you are recovering well! Makes me not want to ride my bicycle anymore before i get a new helmet. May I ask if you were wearing a helmet at the time of the accident?
Four years of high school football and two years of college football have left a mark on brain and body. Used to see stars a lot and knocked out several times. Now at 72 I have major concerns about memory and intellectual deficits. I teach college chemistry courses so I notice any lapse that occurs. Very frightening.
I was diagnosed with a tumor on my pituitary gland next to my optic nerve and I was told to have my prolactin levels checked to ensure the tumor is not growing and benign, Something regarding my adrenals and cortisol levels I cannot remember. I keep getting sent home when I ask for help with a diagnosis as I attempted to ask for a ct scan where I was later told they did not see anything that raised concern but I feel like I can feel the condition as I watched your show with a tennis ball under the base of my scull. My question is what kind of tests do you ask for for brain health and what type of tests specifically should you ask for ? I love your show and I would love to meet your father who I learned was an artist ...or at least see his work for starters. I will keep looking up as you say ..my favorite thing to do when I have my tennis ball under my scull in the evening time for relief.🌼
Dr,Tyson, I congratulate you on conducting such a great show on a very serious topic. I am just an ordinary person so therefore I can only pray for Leonard & others who are suffering from this illness may Almighty God bless them with best of health & they remain with their families for long time. Ameen. Naved F. Fareedi. Sacramento California.
Question; Can Finite Element Human Body Modeling (using a detailed brain) help facilitate CTE research? I am a ME working in this area (FE HBM) for 30 years and we have made great progress in understanding Concussion injuries, but I am not aware that we have extended this work for CTE (cumulative stress/Strain levels, white/gray matter shear levels, directionally, material fatigue...).
United States really needs to fix healthcare! The stories often heard are completely bizarre from an outsider perspective. No health insurance for retired soldiers or players or for that matter anyone with a health problem is plainly inhumane!
51:38 Reminds me of the brain surgery scene at the beginning of Buckaroo Banzai: "You can check your anatomy all you want, and even though there may be normal variation, when you get right down to it, this far inside the head it all looks the same... no, no, no, no. Don't tug on that. You never know what it might be attached to..."
My TBI, 12/18/18 - 1/9/19 caused some noticable changes. My perception of temperature changed(feels a couple degrees cooler now) couple others I'll keep to myself
Mr. Tyson, im a 17yo student in Greece who is inspired from your speech, almost two years now, to become an astrophysicist. Although, im so excited from this branch I don't see any videos referring to all these fascinating theories because i think I'll lose my Passion. You know, this job is very theoritic, so i try focusing on the methodologies and keep my fantasy restricted for this and next year. I don't know if you are you are knowledgeable of the education system in Greece (that we sit on exams to go to the university of our choice) but whats your advise on my decision? Is it actually that fascinating this branch? Will it be difficult for me to go at an astronomy university abroad?
CTE has become a big issue in professional wrestling as well. Classic case is the Wrestler Chris Benoit who upon autopsy was found to have the brain of an 87 year old alzheimer patient. His finishing move was the flying headbut where he dove off the top rope and drove his forehead into the chest of his opponent. Even considering the cushioning of the ring and the pulling of the actual impact, his brain was constantly undergoing small bursts of trauma virtually every time he was in the ring.
Look at rugby players, they may not be as big as football guys, but they have some pretty big boys and at most, they wear boxing headgear, JUST to protect their ears from being ripped off.
This is wrong. Health care is a service provided by humans to other humans. No one “deserves” any service and there is no “right” to health care or any other type of care. The fact is, care costs money, and you don’t get to steal money by forcing others to provide you with “free” care of any kind.
Listening to the section "how many NFL players have CTE?" It is sickening that they attribute lower brain function to race bias and college scores. The fact that a pro baller finished college with a C average while playing college ball every day is honestly amazing. They literally spend more time working out and practicing in a week than they do in a classroom or studying. Working a 40+ hr week and maintaining a C average is proof that they have at least average or above intelligence.
Very interested video! I do have a question for a possible future video, are there more animals that have the same consciousness as humans? Like, do other animals know there are higher intelligences then them?
Yes, and NFL contracts aren't guaranteed. Harry Carson was also an attorney and then started having brain problems putting a sentence together. He was a bellwether for CTE in the NFL. Every player should have these tests paid for by these billionaire NFL owners.
Check out "The Crash Reel", ( an award winning documentary about..) and Love Your Brain, a 501c.3 started by the Kevin Pearce, focused on yoga and meditation for people with TBI's.
Hey Neil tyson poem nothing can hide time until what's hidden is revealed experiences have appearances to excamine doubt without suffering is a void that needs to be employed the tears are clear the fears are near thanks to you for making your thoughts appear
This also I think goes to the idea of a modern "Colosseum Effect", or a way for controlling entities to regulate discord in populations and create a sense of ready made community. Who are we willing to "sacrifice", or instill a sense of "pride" and bravado, for the vicarious "pride" /pleasure of the masses. I played a lot of sports from age 6 into my 20's. Football was the worst. Last count was around 30 concussions, not to mention a lot of the smaller head traumas. The mediation and yoga really do help, though CBD and the like are also good.
Can you run this calculation for me? How much energy transfer from a car going 60 while hitting the brakes hitting a 5 year old child in 1989 New Years Eve, sending them flying and landing face first in the middle of the street. Sliding across the street getting road rash on the entire left side of the body and leaving them unconscious for almost 24 hours. Only alive because they didn't see the vehicle speeding through an s turn with the view blocked by trees. Waking up and barely remembering their own name or the 2 people in the hospital room waiting for them to wake up.
From someone who lives in Texas. my answer to your question. Human's use a bias when they make a decision they do not use science. kind of like the I over E reaction. they use the $ over I action in usa government.
If guns are gone, bombs and poisons and vehicles will be used. And of course illegal guns. There’s no point in restricting guns. It won’t accomplish anything and will make us more vulnerable to criminals, thugs, and tyranny and overreach by the State. In a large diverse country, there will be occasional massacres. We need more heavily armed guards in schools, malls, and other places of public assembly. And that still won’t stop every massacre. Their just a part of life and they will happen from time to time.
With all due respect Dr. Tyson you forgot to mention Lord Nice's Lordship. #GaryO #LordNice #Dr.Tyson Brooklyn NY loves StarTalk. Dr. Heather Berlin (neurologist) ROCKS. Took a hot round to my skull that exited my cheek. Alittle memory loss and 100% loss of smell from (GSW) Ramadi 2006 was non stop fighting non stop ambushes non stop IED explosions, phenobarbital DID NOT STOP MY seizures. Medical Marijuana did the trick. Task Unit Bruiser Task Unit Ramadi Camp Ramadi Charlie Company E.O.D & Breacher USMC Recon Med Retired 2006 Mr. Marshall #RESPECT There is no way I don't have CTE having skull reconstruction and brain surgery (MULTIPLE) surgeries
Great interview… This dude is SHARP!! I hope he gets the help and makes the impact to bring about change and get the older players the pay they deserve!
Chuck you don't need to worry about the Robots CPUs or show any consideration for robots. Now if they start to develop sentience then I think it's time to discuss giving them rights.
Imagine having CTE as a low level member of society... if Professional Athletes are being treated with that much ignorence, just imagine how others who suffer from brain trauma are treated in other parts of the social ladder. As above, so below. Some days I wake up wondering why I even bother. Why not just let the mighty "spartans" kick me into a pit so i am not wasting their precious time, money and space.
Playing football, much like joining the military, is a CHOICE! Players are compensated MILLIONS of dollars each season... It's referred to as a "calculated risk"
ima retired US army vet. Ive had several severe concussions. great video. i have all those things. suicidal tendencies, memory loss, and chronic headaches and migraines.
Thank you for your service, I'm sorry to hear that. I wish you well!
Respect
Thankyou for your service💜 wishing u the best
I hope you have been able to get help
Stay in the fight, there’s help out there!
Thanks! Super important show with Leonard Marshall.
Thanks, Jim!
you are a great liar, Neil, you have deceived us for years. The sundial throws the sphere to the ground. They have lied to us.
My wife suffered a fall a few years ago where she fell down a few steps and landed on the front-right of her face & head. A few months later she began suffering from seizures where she hit her head on our hard tile floor 4 separate times. After that her personality changed drastically and we are teetering on the edge of divorce (her decision 100%). I’ve made some pretty serious mistakes (no cheating or anything like that) but this new personality is angry and vengeful and miserable, she “keeps score” on everything. It’s absolutely heartbreaking and we have an 8yo so doubly crushing. I hope one day they are able to effectively diagnose and treat brain injuries much, much better than they can now. It’s so common.
so sorry for your troubles. life ca e devastating sometimes
hoping for a better future for your family.
@@tomgardner8825 thank you for the kind words.
My T.B.D caused development of epilepsy. It's horrible, my thoughts and prayers to you, your wife, and all of us who are and may deal with this.
Stop beating your wife.
i have suffered brain trauma myself from thousands of individual incidents due to my upbringing which was extraordinarily violent. in fact not everyone survived.
A ding is where someone bumps the side of your car with their door and leaves a mark on your door. What Leonard Marshall was experiencing was the equivalent of a Formula One impact wreck. Bless him for bringing this to Star Talk and brining it to our attention. Thank you gentlemen.
That's what I was thinking. He wasn't getting dinged, he was getting Sledge Hammered.
I'm woken in the morning a went through that where it's taking me a few moments to realize where I'm at. I've also had a lot of concussions and post-concussion syndrome.
Chuck had a brilliant straight face with that "I would."
Good job Mr. Nice.
You can tell he's a real pro.
Soldiers who were in war zones need to be scanned! Even when they’re not close to impacts, there is a physical concussing that occurs when bombs explode. When exposed multiple times a day for months and months on multiple deployments, these military members have lifelong issues.
It’s barely acknowledged, and rarely recognized right now.
The VA needs to get this technology immediately.
I suffered a TBI 9 years ago. This really hit home for me. Thank you so much for this. It has taking me all these 9 years just to feel like I was before the injury and I am still not 100 percent per say. Everyday is a growing experience. I have done so much research myself on neuroscience and still learning daily.
Such a profound interview. Learned SO much. Big respect to Leonard Marshall!
I had a vivid traumatic brain injury December 2nd, 2010. It was not a “car crash” per se but multiple subarachnoid hemorrhages, almost epileptic sessions, and hit my left noggin from my car to a steep concrete curb. I was driving home from a friend’s house when shortly after turning onto my street, I suffered a series of multiple strokes. As what I can only describe as an unfamiliar numbness on the left side of my brain and right body. I somehow continued driving until nearly reaching my driveway. Fortunately, I managed to not hit anything before arriving home. As I’m pulling in I ended up crashing into my garage. I quickly reversed my car, parked, shut it off, took the keys out, and sat for a moment. I still remember thinking to myself, “All you need to do is walk inside. You can do this, you’re almost home..” On 3, I decided to open the car door and begin to walk. “1, 2, 3!” I took my seatbelt off and opened the car door to start walking. I stepped my left leg on the ground and tried to get out. That’s when my right leg failed and I immediately fell, slamming the left side of my head onto the concrete. At that moment I attempted crawling to my front door. Feeling extremely nauseous, I vomitted several times and noticed there was blood. Then I suffered a wave of multiple seizures. Instead of immediately calling 911, I tried calling my buddy for help but they were not answering. In hindsight this decision was a crucial mistake on my part. I called for what must have been a half hour when suddenly I received a call back. I answered saying “Help me, please!”. The last thing I remember 2 friends carrying me inside the house....
Brief summary; I died six times, fourteen surgery on my noggin, Doctors said I'll be a vegetable, mute, wheelchair..etc.... I thought, thank you but I want more! Step by step, practice makes perfect and now I can talk and walk like a pro…ish😏plus I got a degree in social and behavioral science after. Yes, feels like it was forever and a half yet I made it. Wow wait… tRump was our President…I took ‘Merican and global politics and 2 philosophy classes…should I run and did the right thing?🤔oh, am not 35…never mind play ball😏
Wow! What a terrifying story with an inspiring ending. We commend your bravery!
@@StarTalk oh I like talking with random folks. What I don’t is their connects. Trust me, I have plans but who wants to risk it for a purpose ya dig😏
My daughter has had several concussions. She is hanging in for now. She was genius level and probably lost 20 IQ points. Doctors would say she was faking it because the MRI/MRA didn't show enough damage (14 years old tech). A lot of military people concussed by IED's also got in trouble because this dynamic. It changed her a lot and we have all excepted at some point CTE issues are coming. A lot of neurologist's (my personal experience) are incapable of admitting they don't know how to diagnose nor treat these types of conditions. It is all a bit of a nightmare.
The mentality of ruining the lives of hundreds of people so that 1 mythical person who might be profiting off of the system does not deceive them.
In my experience with Doctors, they are genetically incapable of admitting they don't know, with rare exceptions.
This was so informative-and also so sad… re: exploitation in pro sports, unreasonable expectations of masculinity and gender, the prevalence of athletics-related injuries, and US health care inadequacies. Thank you to all of those who are trying to fix these issues. And thank you for this important episode.
Thanks for the comment!
Star talk has changed my life. I'm forever greatful. Thank you Niel and the folks that work in Star talk.
I love Gary.. He amazes me, football players are famous for not being very smart in general, but Garys mind is so brilliant, his questions always show how deep he thinks about all things, this host trio is my absolutely favourite..
I agree I love him as a co-host.
Every concussion dramatically lowers the amount of force needed for the next concussion.
Don't forget that many of us with CTE were not pro athletes. Just a bit crazy and reckless growing up. I rode motorcycles before helmet laws.
Good conversation! Dr. Berlin is so gracious , ty star talk!!
what a lovely and true man Lenard is. world could do with more like him
Chuck is 100% right about the equipment attributing to damage. I played in a mens league after high school- no pads at all/two hand shove (anything but a wrap up tackle). People certainly went home with some bruises and stuff, but we almost never clashed heads together and played the game just as physically. The helmet at this point is like 95% weapon.
I think it's known now that American football is a lot higher impact than rugby because of all the gear they have. Kind of like how in boxing with boxing gloves they do a lot more brain damage than the old way where you'd break your knuckles if you hit too hard.
Great show, everybody! I really hope we continue to make rapid progress in this field so that accurate diagnosis and treatment can filter to everyday average people.
We're with you-it's an area of great importance!
you are a great liar, Neil. you have deceived us for years. The sundial throws the sphere to the ground. They have lied to us.
A fantastic full hour of knowledge and fun! Yes, MORE than an hour will be welcomed on extensive topics such as this. Delighted, very delighted and grateful.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great interview! This is a subject we all need to promote. Not to pile on what many others have said, but I’m just your average 57 midwesterner with Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder, who lost his executive level position three years ago. I’ve been treated for depression for over 20 years before someone finally asked the right questions and diagnosed me. I have taken the written CTE test, my wife and I both heard the Dr say I had all the symptoms of CTE except dementia. When we received a written report I suddenly had no symptoms. At age seven I suffer a compound fracture of my left temple and a TBI.
Starting at age 5 I had my first concussion, since that time I stopped counting at 20. It’s a testament to how poorly this country diagnoses mental health problems, and their abysmal record of treatment…it’s been 50 years since my TBI and no one has ever given me an MRI or EEG.
I definitely do not want to taken anything away from what happened in the NFL, that was a willful disregard of human suffering and has cost to many lives. I’m selfishly saying, what about the rest of us and our families? The families suffer too.
Thank you for taking on another difficult topic, keep up the good fight, and alway keep looking up. Hunter S. Thompson summed up a mental health sufferers life with meaning to, “The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over”.
24:15, Having "enjoyed" multiple TBIs compliments of my military career, I am more than familiar with this and other tricks we need to play on ourselves just to remember what we're doing.
I grew up playing hockey baseball and football and I have had over 10 diagnosed concussions and I can't even think straight most of the time I don't know what's going on and I just wish all of it would end
I allowed my daughter to play hockey and after her first concussion her mom and I told her that if she sustains one more head injury then she's no longer allowed to play which happened about a year later so we pulled her out and now we wish we would have pulled her out after the first one
Thank you Neil and Chuck for bringing up this important matter. Always interesting watching Star Talk. Im a Patreon but rather watch you on YT. Keep up the great work
Thanks for your support!
you are a great liar, Neil. , you have deceived us for years. The sundial throws the sphere to the ground. They have lied to us.
Thanks!
Thank you!!!
you are a great liar, Neil.D,T, you have deceived us for years. The sundial throws the sphere to the ground. They have lied to us.
10 seconds into the vid and I'm already laughing. This is why we all love star talk.
I had a brain injury from a rolling car accident. Haven't been the same since, over a decade ago. I practice brain training every day and am in the 98th percentile in all subjects. That doesn't negate the injury. It means I can think through headaches, visual disturbances, tremors, hypersensitivity, and what feels like fire through my brain and spine. As for those who are racial norming saying cognition has anything to do with the condition, they are not following the science. I'm smart, and I'm hurt. They aren't the same thing. Some days I have to think harder than others, and some days I have to sleep off the fog, but overall my cognition is intact.
Thank you for raising this issue. So Important
Awesome episode! Love the way Gary asks the questions in my head!
Gary's always got the best questions!
What a beautiful episode.
Some ppl tried to merk me with a vehicle. Severe TBI, I'm very thankful that this is being talked about at all, especially with sincere knowledge and experiences. I hope the best for everyone. That Ding is a concussion p. Sure. I've definitely been there once.
Another startalk banger!
I remember reading about Owen Taylor, the family's struggle for information and the response of college ... or rather the lack of response, even complete denial and indifference.
It's progress that things have changed. This is the first I've hear of bunting maybe become past tense.
How many other cases of "dementia" may be attributed to this type of trauma from many of the sports and activities when people were young? Is CTE a more encompassing diagnosis than just from sports (NFL) players?
Wow, thank you for bringing more attention to this issue. I had some awareness but no where near the understanding of how wide spread it is.
Glad it was helpful!
How/where would someone get these tests (I’m assuming in combination of mixed scans and cognitive neural testing) accomplished and properly diagnosed???
How can we inquire as to the qualifications to even receive this level of care?
I feel helpless watching my husbands decline and struggles.
You'd think in an hour long show on an important topic, they'd have considered on advance these questions would come up and had answers available. Otherwise, it's an hour of chatting about themselves and little else.
@@PhoenixProdLLC if you are concerned you or your loved ones may have CTE the best thing to do is to start by talking to a neurologist.
Tomorrow makes 4 weeks since i was hit by a firetruck on my track bike. I had a subarachnoid hemorrhage on the language processing part of my brain, but luckily I've been having a speedy recovery. My main issue is generating words fast, but i can still talk to people normally. Could've been so much worse.
I am glad you are recovering well! Makes me not want to ride my bicycle anymore before i get a new helmet. May I ask if you were wearing a helmet at the time of the accident?
Thank you for the education on this topic.
Fascinating discussion. And some laughs as usual. Heather Berlin is great at talking neuroscience.
Four years of high school football and two years of college football have left a mark on brain and body. Used to see stars a lot and knocked out several times. Now at 72 I have major concerns about memory and intellectual deficits. I teach college chemistry courses so I notice any lapse that occurs. Very frightening.
Very important talk, thanks Gary
I was diagnosed with a tumor on my pituitary gland next to my optic nerve and I was told to have my prolactin levels checked to ensure the tumor is not growing and benign, Something regarding my adrenals and cortisol levels I cannot remember. I keep getting sent home when I ask for help with a diagnosis as I attempted to ask for a ct scan where I was later told they did not see anything that raised concern but I feel like I can feel the condition as I watched your show with a tennis ball under the base of my scull. My question is what kind of tests do you ask for for brain health and what type of tests specifically should you ask for ? I love your show and I would love to meet your father who I learned was an artist ...or at least see his work for starters. I will keep looking up as you say ..my favorite thing to do when I have my tennis ball under my scull in the evening time for relief.🌼
Dr,Tyson, I congratulate you on conducting such a great show on a very serious topic. I am just an ordinary person so therefore I can only pray for Leonard & others who are suffering from this illness may Almighty God bless them with best of health & they remain with their families for long time. Ameen.
Naved F. Fareedi.
Sacramento California.
Thank you for the kind words!
you are a great liar, Neil, you have deceived us for years. The sundial throws the sphere to the ground. They have lied to us.
Give him an award pls
I can remember each of three distinctly. Saw some tweety birds for a minute, forgot what i had for breakfast, then carried on.
Thank you for another powerful, insightful eposide of Startalk 🙏🏽
You are so welcome!
you are a great liar, Neil, you have deceived us for years. The sundial throws the sphere to the ground. They have lied to us.
Leave Gary alone! haha loved the episode! So grateful to learn the details about this very important topic
This is really important.
Question; Can Finite Element Human Body Modeling (using a detailed brain) help facilitate CTE research? I am a ME working in this area (FE HBM) for 30 years and we have made great progress in understanding Concussion injuries, but I am not aware that we have extended this work for CTE (cumulative stress/Strain levels, white/gray matter shear levels, directionally, material fatigue...).
Can mushrooms b used to help mend cte because of the neurotrophic effects
YOU ARE MY HERO + AVENGERS AND TEAM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are probably .... at least 20 - 50 % why I decide to live. LITERALLY. THANK YOU !
United States really needs to fix healthcare! The stories often heard are completely bizarre from an outsider perspective. No health insurance for retired soldiers or players or for that matter anyone with a health problem is plainly inhumane!
Well, one doesn't get to be the richest and most powerful country in the world without breaking a few eggs!
51:38 Reminds me of the brain surgery scene at the beginning of Buckaroo Banzai: "You can check your anatomy all you want, and even though there may
be normal variation, when you get right down to it, this far inside the head it all looks the same... no, no, no, no. Don't tug on that. You never know what it might be attached to..."
Very important topic
My TBI, 12/18/18 - 1/9/19 caused some noticable changes. My perception of temperature changed(feels a couple degrees cooler now) couple others I'll keep to myself
When you guys mentioned Joe, were you speaking of Theisman?
See the TED presentation by Kim Gorgens about concussion.
Thank you, helpful . Over ten concussion
No neurons in the brain? Why then do we so feel much pain with headaches (esp migraines) and at other times too ?
Mr. Tyson, im a 17yo student in Greece who is inspired from your speech, almost two years now, to become an astrophysicist. Although, im so excited from this branch I don't see any videos referring to all these fascinating theories because i think I'll lose my Passion. You know, this job is very theoritic, so i try focusing on the methodologies and keep my fantasy restricted for this and next year. I don't know if you are you are knowledgeable of the education system in Greece (that we sit on exams to go to the university of our choice) but whats your advise on my decision? Is it actually that fascinating this branch? Will it be difficult for me to go at an astronomy university abroad?
Hey there Neil, could you one day explain the significance of the Hypatia stone.
CTE has become a big issue in professional wrestling as well. Classic case is the Wrestler Chris Benoit who upon autopsy was found to have the brain of an 87 year old alzheimer patient. His finishing move was the flying headbut where he dove off the top rope and drove his forehead into the chest of his opponent. Even considering the cushioning of the ring and the pulling of the actual impact, his brain was constantly undergoing small bursts of trauma virtually every time he was in the ring.
Leonard rules 👌
Frank Gifford had it when he died. Don't know if he was diagnosed previous to his death. I love how Leonard Marshall refers to Dr. Tyson AS Dr. Tyson.
neil, are you going to address why so many sports players, especially in soccer, are dropping dead from heart problems all of a sudden
How many soccer players are dropping dead compared to previous years or decades? What are the numbers?
@@enadegheeghaghe6369 nearing 100 in last year when it used to be near 0
Thank you
9:58 The humble Neil ✌️
The bullet analogy is very insightful. A hit by a defensive end hitting a quarter is equivalent to an AK rifle bullet. Ding...
Look at rugby players, they may not be as big as football guys, but they have some pretty big boys and at most, they wear boxing headgear, JUST to protect their ears from being ripped off.
...and this is why medical insurance, especially being tied to employment, is BS! Everyone deserves the best health care possible.
This is wrong. Health care is a service provided by humans to other humans. No one “deserves” any service and there is no “right” to health care or any other type of care. The fact is, care costs money, and you don’t get to steal money by forcing others to provide you with “free” care of any kind.
I'd like to see an episode about why people keep shooting and why all of these mass shootings keep happening...
I've seen chuck in a commercial once or twice.
Listening to the section "how many NFL players have CTE?" It is sickening that they attribute lower brain function to race bias and college scores.
The fact that a pro baller finished college with a C average while playing college ball every day is honestly amazing. They literally spend more time working out and practicing in a week than they do in a classroom or studying. Working a 40+ hr week and maintaining a C average is proof that they have at least average or above intelligence.
smart people are so funny and and in the know, ,, love it
This also covers anyone who has had brain surgery. I struggle daily.
Very interested video! I do have a question for a possible future video, are there more animals that have the same consciousness as humans? Like, do other animals know there are higher intelligences then them?
There's a lot of animals that ram heads to mate. I wonder if those animals suffer concussions.
@@aaronmcewin1618 Yeah
you are a great liar, Neil.D,T, you have deceived us for years. The sundial throws the sphere to the ground. They have lied to us.
This is an episode that would have benefited from having mayim bialik as your guest
Yes, and NFL contracts aren't guaranteed. Harry Carson was also an attorney and then started having brain problems putting a sentence together. He was a bellwether for CTE in the NFL. Every player should have these tests paid for by these billionaire NFL owners.
Chuck, never change
also, if im ever in NY, i'll fill you a bowl :)
Neuro science guru, Heather Berlin!!! w00000
Check out "The Crash Reel", ( an award winning documentary about..) and Love Your Brain, a 501c.3 started by the Kevin Pearce, focused on yoga and meditation for people with TBI's.
YEAH, We got a BID YOU to keep looking up!!a
marshall is a legend!
Hey Neil tyson poem nothing can hide time until what's hidden is revealed experiences have appearances to excamine doubt without suffering is a void that needs to be employed the tears are clear the fears are near thanks to you for making your thoughts appear
Have a blessed day
Have a blessed day
Have a blessed day
Besides being beautiful, Heather's hair is amazing!
This also I think goes to the idea of a modern "Colosseum Effect", or a way for controlling entities to regulate discord in populations and create a sense of ready made community. Who are we willing to "sacrifice", or instill a sense of "pride" and bravado, for the vicarious "pride" /pleasure of the masses. I played a lot of sports from age 6 into my 20's. Football was the worst. Last count was around 30 concussions, not to mention a lot of the smaller head traumas. The mediation and yoga really do help, though CBD and the like are also good.
Can you run this calculation for me? How much energy transfer from a car going 60 while hitting the brakes hitting a 5 year old child in 1989 New Years Eve, sending them flying and landing face first in the middle of the street. Sliding across the street getting road rash on the entire left side of the body and leaving them unconscious for almost 24 hours. Only alive because they didn't see the vehicle speeding through an s turn with the view blocked by trees. Waking up and barely remembering their own name or the 2 people in the hospital room waiting for them to wake up.
American football combines the worst two aspects of American society-needless violence and committee meetings!
R.n.a helps a lot.
Hey neil what you think about these brutal mass shoots in usa . Why don’t they change the rule about guns like uk canada ausi
From someone who lives in Texas. my answer to your question. Human's use a bias when they make a decision they do not use science. kind of like the I over E reaction. they use the $ over I action in usa government.
If guns are gone, bombs and poisons and vehicles will be used. And of course illegal guns. There’s no point in restricting guns. It won’t accomplish anything and will make us more vulnerable to criminals, thugs, and tyranny and overreach by the State. In a large diverse country, there will be occasional massacres. We need more heavily armed guards in schools, malls, and other places of public assembly. And that still won’t stop every massacre. Their just a part of life and they will happen from time to time.
America is just good. No challenger ✌️
With all due respect Dr. Tyson you forgot to mention Lord Nice's Lordship. #GaryO #LordNice #Dr.Tyson Brooklyn NY loves StarTalk. Dr. Heather Berlin (neurologist) ROCKS. Took a hot round to my skull that exited my cheek. Alittle memory loss and 100% loss of smell from (GSW) Ramadi 2006 was non stop fighting non stop ambushes non stop IED explosions, phenobarbital DID NOT STOP MY seizures. Medical Marijuana did the trick. Task Unit Bruiser Task Unit Ramadi Camp Ramadi Charlie Company E.O.D & Breacher USMC Recon Med Retired 2006
Mr. Marshall #RESPECT
There is no way I don't have CTE having skull reconstruction and brain surgery (MULTIPLE) surgeries
I've had 3 or 4 by the time I was 9
RIP Junior Seau
Can someone tell chuck about timing and when to jump in with a joke…
I'd love for my brain to get scanned from playing football and wrestling in my earlier years.
Great interview… This dude is SHARP!! I hope he gets the help and makes the impact to bring about change and get the older players the pay they deserve!
Chuck you don't need to worry about the Robots CPUs or show any consideration for robots.
Now if they start to develop sentience then I think it's time to discuss giving them rights.
Imagine having CTE as a low level member of society... if Professional Athletes are being treated with that much ignorence, just imagine how others who suffer from brain trauma are treated in other parts of the social ladder. As above, so below. Some days I wake up wondering why I even bother. Why not just let the mighty "spartans" kick me into a pit so i am not wasting their precious time, money and space.
Playing football, much like joining the military, is a CHOICE! Players are compensated MILLIONS of dollars each season... It's referred to as a "calculated risk"
American football is one of the worst sport naming fails in history of sports.