Professor Alan Pearce is a neuroscientist with an interest in understanding the physiology of the brain following mild brain injury. He has been focussed on this area since 2008 and has received international recognition for his work both in academic circles and wider community. Alan was the first to present data on long-term brain injury in Australian football players in 2014 and in Rugby League players in 2018. His work has been featured across all television networks, newspapers in Australia and in International news including BBC, New York Times, The Guardian, Daily Mail UK, and NRC Netherlands.
Alan has published over 200 scientific papers and has just completed his second book entitled Principles of Exercise Neuroscience. Further to his work in brain injury, Alan also has an interest in researching neuroplasticity of the brain with strength training and aerobic exercise.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How we can solve the concussion crisis
- What concussion is scientifically
- How you can get concussion without even getting a bump to the head
- The unexpected risks of concussion in soccer
- The controversies of concussion research
- The dangers of wearing a helmet in sport
- Why women with concussion have more severe symptoms and longer recovery times
- My experiences with being knocked out
- Why people shiver and become extremely cold after being knocked out
- The gold standard of return to play and the conflict between medical practitioners and scientists
- How the brain responds to muscle damage
- An exclusive into how the Australian brain bank procured Australia football legend, Graham Polly-Farmer’s brain for research
- Plus, some woo-woo insights into my brain and why I believe I’ll live to 200 and will be donating every part of my body I can before being cremated.
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Items discussed in this episode:
Australian Brain Bank
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Principles of Neural Science by Eric Candell
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Anatomy and Physiology by Kenneth Saladin
Principles of Exercise Neuroscience by Alan Pearce and Dawson Kidgell
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