#045 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Julie M. Stamm, Ph.D Clinical Asst. Prof. Neuroscientist, Anatomist, Athletic Trainer, Researcher, Sports lover & Author.

Julie M. Stamm, Ph.D. received
her Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2009. As part the
research team at the Boston University Center for the Study of
Traumatic Encephalopathy (BU CSTE). Stamm has been involved in
ground-breaking research with Dr. Robert Stern on chronic
traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive neurodegenerative
disease of the brain found in athletes (and others) with a
history of repetitive brain trauma.


She was the first to publish research on the long-term
consequences of repetitive brain trauma in youth sports. This
research has been covered in the media worldwide and has
influenced youth sports organizations to make rule changes in
youth sports to limit head impacts.  


Outside of school and research, Julie enjoys running, volleyball,
many outdoor activities, and traveling. She is also an avid
fan of Wisconsin Badger sports.


Today we will explore her latest book The Brain on Youth
Sports: The Science, the Myths, and the Future


02:39   Introducing Julie M Stamm PhD. She talks about
her background in sport and how she got involved in brain trauma.


08:47   Setting the scene for the conversation


13:55   What is a brain injury and what is the
misconception of it? What are some of the symptoms we may not be
familiar with?


17:05   Julie talks about the sports which are more
prone for head injuries, and she explain critical brain
development in the younger years.


26:30   Building a story around learning a new skill,
motor learning and the impact of a brain injury. Re-creation of
brain structures.


35:39   Unpacking rewiring of neuron in a teen brain.


38:37   Sporting governing bodies-those who are
changing are thriving


42:37   Julie provides some suggestion on how to deal
with recovery and explain the difference between boys and girls.


50:50   We discuss how she experience the culture
around brain injuries in youth sport.


55:30   Does helmets protect brain injuries.


58:39   Playing like adults does not make a young
person better.


60:15   Julie’s version of “Sound of music” of youth
sport.


64:05   What about food, how can this impact on our
brain?


67:40   In closing let’s not give up and think we need
to change youth sport to be boring because we need to protect
their brains. A paradigm shift is needed just like Asbestos and
smoking, we are now more aware about brain trauma and its impact.
Sport can remain.


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