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James Noble, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City was the co-author of a recent study that found that female athletes appear to be significantly more likely than men to suffer concussions. He noted that once concussions occur, men and women experience them in very similar ways. He also discussed why most media attention on concussions seems to focus on men, despite the greater risk to women.