Anything Else I Should Know? Researchers are just beginning to understand more about the reasons individuals have different courses of outcome from TBI. One theory recently discussed suggests that having greater cognitive resources, or Cognitive Reserve, may reduce risk for the longterm consequences seen in repeated TBI. This argument is particularly interesting from a brain health perspective, as studies have previously shown that folks who are intellectually engaged over their lifetime may have an associated lower risk for dementia, perhaps due to greater Cognitive Reserve.BIO: Threeyear starter and multiple award winner throughout college. Named first team AllConference, AllAmerican, captured the Dick Butkus Award and recipient of the Chuck Bednarik Trophy as a senior. Finished the season with a team leading 175 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, eight sacks, while intercepting two passes and breaking up four more.

Executive functioning was affected multitasking, planning