Assignment task:
Assigned country - China
Q1. What is a sport in your assigned country where concussions can and/or commonly occur?
Q2. What are at least two specific brain structures that are at risk of being affected by a concussion in this sport? What are the functions of these brain structures?
Q3. Based on the functions of the specific brain structures you chose, what are some temporary symptoms an individual may experience from trauma to those areas? What are some long-term issues that can be seen from permanent damage to those areas in the brain? (Note - all of the these symptoms should be linked to the functions of the structures you discusses in question 2!)
Q4. Find one example of a player who experienced issues following a concussion from the sport in your assigned country you listed above in question 1? Explain what happened to this individual and how it affected their life.
Q5. Are there any regulations for this sport in that country? What are those regulations, and do you believe they are sufficient (why or why not)?