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5/12/17
Biopsychology
Extra Credit Movie Assignment
Concussion
The movie Concussion is about the problem NFL players are having with CTE
once they retire from the game. In the movie, a doctor who does autopsies on dead
patients discovers this illness. He first does so by studying the brain of a former Hall of
Fame Center for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He later finds this same condition in the brains
of several other retired players. He discovers that these patients have symptoms similar to
autism, but their brains appear healthy to the standards of autism. Some players
committed suicide, others got hooked on drugs, and others obtained a bad temper. He
