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A football "header" session could halve memory recall for a day

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One football practise “header” session could cut memory recall in half for as long as 24 hours, according to new research at Stirling University. Dr Magdalena Ietswaart is a cognitive neuroscientist at Stirling University and explains the new findings to Justin Webb. First broadcast on Today, 24 October 2016.

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