CB3: Concussion Research

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A look at research into sports concussions at the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. http://cb3.unl.edu/

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[00:00:07.789]Every fall, a tradition plays out under the lights on fields across the country.
[00:00:14.140]But sometimes the game is marred by an injury that isn't always visible.
[00:00:18.881]Concussion research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln sheds light on the mysteries
[00:00:23.361]surrounding the brain and what happens when something goes wrong.
[00:00:27.873]We're not just talking about return to play anymore,
[00:00:29.617]we're talking about return to function,
[00:00:31.185]return to performance.
[00:00:32.841]Because school, and everything you do
[00:00:34.433]depends on an in tact brain.
[00:00:36.521]The Center for Brain Biology and Behavior, or CB3 at Nebraska,
[00:00:41.289]brings experts and high tech tools together to study concussion.
[00:00:46.785]Everything from an endocrine laboratory to a research grade magnet,
[00:00:51.001]to probably one of the largest electrophysiology laboratories
[00:00:54.505]in the country, if not in the world.
[00:00:57.129]Plus 46 research behavioral test rooms.
[00:01:02.097]That's a very, very unique facility.
[00:01:03.945]CB3 uses three tools simultaneously to gather information:
[00:01:08.746]Eye tracking, functional MRI and EEG.
[00:01:12.698]When you put all three together, that's a pretty unique,
[00:01:15.177]exciting opportunity to look at information coming into the eyes,
[00:01:20.577]the opportunity to track it into the brain to see what areas are reacting to the
[00:01:26.161]processing of that information and then with the electrophysiology, that tells us
[00:01:30.953]which brain areas are actually being activated in the order in which they're being activated.
[00:01:36.017]Located in Memorial Stadium, CB3 coordinates with the Nebraska Athletic Department to
[00:01:41.479]conduct behavior testing of athletes before and after concussion
[00:01:46.375]and track recovery over time.
[00:01:48.603]Nebraska also leads a Big Ten, Ivy League initiative dedicated to
[00:01:52.854]the study of traumatic brain injury and sports related concussion.
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[00:01:59.553]The partnership between athletics and academics sets the stage for success.
[00:02:04.577]I would suspect that within two to three years
[00:02:06.169]we will have a biomarker for concussion that will help us to say, "yes, that's definitely a concussion."
[00:02:12.097]I think we'll have a sideline test for concussion.
[00:02:14.545]Researchers also hope to develop effective interventions.
[00:02:19.057]Things we can do from a treatment perspective to help people
[00:02:23.289]recover more effectively and more quickly.
[00:02:26.042]Faculty from different disciplines collaborate to learn more about brain injury,
[00:02:31.884]how it affects memory and attention,
[00:02:34.130]or the impact on balance.
[00:02:36.346]We have to understand brain function to have
[00:02:39.706]adequate balance function.
[00:02:41.698]So they really go hand in hand
[00:02:43.898]for understanding what happens after head injury.
[00:02:46.098]CB3 provides the opportunity to find answers to a serious challenge.
[00:02:51.563]It brings together a lot of different researchers and students
[00:02:56.850]and it provides the space and the tools to really focus.
[00:03:00.770]I mean it's completely unique.
[00:03:02.994]That's why I came.
[00:03:04.378]There's nothing like this.
[00:03:06.786]The Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior at Nebraska.
[00:03:10.498]Unraveling the mysteries of the brain.
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