Prevalence of Brain Health Versus Neurodegeneration in Former Professional Football Players
This project will define the prevalence of brain health (i.e., normal cognitive, neuromotor, behavioral function) in living professional football retirees and group-matched controls through a comprehensive assessment of clinical, neuroimaging, and biomarker measures.
⁃ Former professional football player/exposed group:
• Professional football retiree aged 29-59
• Played a minimum of 3 professional football seasons, with a minimum of 3 games in each season
• Fluent in English (translations are not available/validated for most neuropsychological tests)
⁃ Control/unexposed group:
• Age 29-59 male
• High school education or beyond
• Fluent in English (translations are not available/validated for most neuropsychological tests)