McGill's Montreal Neurological Institute conducted a study using MRI imaging looking at brain activity. They found that MRI results of those athletes who had suffered from concussions had similar patterns of brain activity as people with major depressive disorder.
McGill's Montreal Neurological Institute conducted a study using
MRI imaging looking at brain activity. They found that MRI results
of those athletes who had suffered from concussions had similar
patterns of brain activity as people with major depressive
disorder.
They concluded that those who had no previous history of
depression, after a concussion - had a higher risk of becoming
depressed. Interestingly, they noted that there were actual changes
in the anatomy of the brain after concussion that made an injured
brain look like a depressed brain.