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Kate Higgins

Doug Schultz and Heather Bouchard peer into the chamber of an MRI machine

Study finds concussions alter connectivity among brain regions

February 27, 2024

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

Dr. Kate Higgins, an athletic neuropsychologist with Husker Athletics, performs a concussion balance test on mock patient Makayla Burchett, a freshman from Harlan, Iowa. Burchett wears a laser pointer as she moves her head around a target on the wall while balanced on a force plate. Nebraska Medicine recently moved its concussion clinic to the Nebraska Athletic Performance Lab in Memorial Stadium.

Concussion Clinic expands eligibility, moves to unique location

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