Helmet-to-Helmet Collisions: Scientists Model How Vibrations From Football Hits Wobble the Brain
Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
Hard collisions can lead to player concussions, but the physics of how the impact of a helmet hit transfers to the brain are not well understood. A research team from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., has created a simplified experimental model of the brain and skull inside a helmet during a helmet-to-helmet collision.