First edition of QBI’s Brain series magazine
Scientists at The University of Queensland have teamed up with the peak body for Australian athletes, the Australian Athletes' Alliance, to tackle concussion and its long-term effects. The Queensland Brain Institute's #nobrainnogame campaign will raise awareness of the dangers of concussion and fund ground-breaking research, with the backing sporting codes across the country. QBI will recruit healthy elite athletes for brain scans, to follow up at regular intervals if they experience concussion. Australian Athletes' Alliance (AAA) General Secretary Jacob Holmes said his organisation, which represents more than 3500 athletes across eight sporting codes, was proud to be involved in #nobrainnogame. "This is a huge initiative from QBI, and AAA is right behind them. It's a no-brainer," Mr Holmes said. "The players' interests are at the heart of what we do - in the short term and the long term.
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