Episode 715 | Web Extra Sports Concussions

Host Gene Grant speaks with Paul Krebs, director of athletics at the University of New Mexico, Kent Kiehl, neuroscientist with the Mind Research Network, Kevin Barker, head football coach at Sandia High School and Dusty Young, associate director of the New Mexico Activities Association about preventing concussions among student athletes, including using new helmets that offer more protection than older models.

Update: In the main interview on this topic that ran on October 11, one of our panelists made reference to Len Bias dying of a heart attack on the basketball court. Bias died of a cocaine overdose just days after signing with the Boston Celtics.