What actually happens in the brain during concussion?

Professor Vicki Anderson, Neuropsychologist and MCRI Theme Director of Clinical Sciences, helps you understand the impacts of a concussion in your children, and explains the differences in severity of hits to the head. Listen to the steps to help diagnose and manage head injuries and the advancements in future technology.

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Concussion Essentials (HeadCheck) app - A head injury app

Technology has given way for better approaches to diagnosing and managing our head injuries. The AFL has teamed up with the MCRI to produce the Concussion Essentials Headcheck App. Patrick Clifton from the AFL joins Neuropsychologist Professor Vicki Anderson from the MCRI to talk about the fantastic features of an app that could play a significant role in managing any concussion suffered by your child.

Sport and the risk for athletes

Daniel Harford, the coach of Carlton’s AFLW team joins Professor Vicki Anderson from the MCRI to help discuss how concussions are handled by high profile sporting organisations such as the AFL, and how skill development of women in Australian football needs to be approached to help prevent further injuries.

Normalising concussions for the future

It seems concussions have only been in the spotlight as of recently, and it’s rarely positive. Professor Vicki Anderson from the MCRI tells us what advancements are being developed to help prevent concussions and how we can begin to reduce the stigma around them.

The 25 percent that need extra care

What do you do when your child is still showing symptoms after 4 weeks? MCRI's Professor Vicki Anderson explains what the persisting symptoms group is, how to identify it and what you should do to help manage it.

What to do when you have a concussion

Learning the symptoms so that you are able to understand how to treat this type of injury is incredibly important. Professor Vicki Anderson takes us through a deeper understanding of a head knock, whether it counts as serious and what our options are for treatment.

The anatomy of a concussion

Concussion has been thrown around as a scary buzz word in the media. But what actually is a concussion and what does it do to our brain? Professor Vicki Anderson from the MCRI breaks down the anatomy of the brain and what parts are affected by head knocks.

More information

• MCRI Concussion research
• A-Z on Concussion
• Concussion Essentials (Headcheck app)
• Concussion Essentials Clinic implementation project
• Brain and Mind research