Curtin University researchers have found that low grade cranial impact in anesthetized rodent models which were designed to replicate the impact suffered by some sport players can result in impaired motor function. Published in Frontiers in Neurology, the research team developed a novel model to better understand the potential effects of low grade cranial impact on neuromotor function.
The study was a multidisciplinary collaboration between Associate Professor Takechi’s team at CHIRI, Professor Melinda Fitzgerald’s team from the Perron/Sarich Neuroscience Institute and CHIRI, Dr. Andrew Lavender and Honours student Samuel Rawlings from the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, and Dr. Mark Hackett from the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Curtin University.
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