Dr. Charles Bernick was never much of a fight fan before he devoted himself to studying the brains of the people who get hit in the head for a living. He still isn’t, if you want to know the truth. Three years into his research at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas, he’s met hundreds of pro fighters, even has a few favorites (“I watch [Roy] ‘Big Country’ Nelson,” he said), but as far as he’s concerned he could just as easily be studying pro football players.
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What does MMA do to the human brain? One study searches for answers – MMA Junkie