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Neuroathletics: Top-notch Training Begins in the Brain

January 24, 2025

The brain plays a big role in physical activities, including athletic ones.

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Signalübertragendes Neuron oder Nervenzelle - 3d-Illustration
Image: Christoph Burgstedt/Zoonar/picture alliance

Sports scientist Lars Lienhard has developed a concept for harnessing neural processes. His coaching is helping push top athletes to achieve new levels of performance.

 

 

Erich Grau, German former American football player and pioneer in Germany. He was also quarterback of the German national team. He suffers from the brain disease CTE
Image: Robert Richter

CTE: What we know about chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Erich Grau helped pioneer American football in Germany. Now he probably suffers from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The neurodegenerative condition is linked to repeated blows to the head. His brain is damaged beyond repair.

 

 

When it comes to brains, is bigger also smarter?

A Swiss evolutionary biologist is conducting a comparison study into brain size and the basics of neural development. She has measured skulls and cranial volumes from a wide range of animal species to create a database for the field.

 

 

Mobile phone addiction symbol photo A woman looks at her smartphone in a dark room
Image: Thomas Trutschel/photothek/IMAGO

Digital overload: Too much time on your smartphone

We are spending more and more time on smartphones and other mobile devices. Digital self-control is not easy to practice, especially for the younger generation. But how much is too much? When does cell phone use become problematic?

 

 

White-necked jacobin,Florisuga mellivora,flying and feeding at a flower
Image: Glenn Bartley/All Canada Photos/picture alliance

How come hummingbirds are able to fly backwards?

Hummingbirds are acrobats of the air that owe their unique agility to anatomical peculiarities and a missing gene. This Tomorrow Today viewer question comes from Frederick B. in Ghana.

 

 

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