Echoes of Impact

The final episode in the current season of Echoes of Impact features Professor Patria Hume, Professor Alice Theadom, Associate Professor Mangor Pedersen and PhD candidates Christi Essex and Charlotte Bray.They talk about the future of concussion research, diagnosis and treatment and how Aotearoa is leading the way.Find out how AI can help, what iron in the brain has to do with mild traumatic brain injuries and how AUT is helping to "push the technological boundaries" from those doing the hard work in this area.Echoes of Impact is written and hosted by veteran journalist Alison Mau.

The second episode of Echoes of Impact features Dr Helen Murray, Dr Stephen Kara and ex-All Black Conrad Smith.Dr Murray, from The Centre for Brain Research at University of Auckland was also captain of Aotearoa's ice hockey team. She talks about what happens inside your head when you get a brain injury and how the tragic death of Billy Guyton, a former Māori All Blacks player, could help with a breakthrough in the understanding of brain injuries.Dr Kara, Sport and Exercise Physician at Axis Sports Clinic, then talks about his history of working with athletes with concussions and how his mission is to help ensure concussions don't continue to impact sports players after they've given up playing.Meanwhile double World Cup winner Conrad Smith, who's now Head of High Performance and Player Welfare at International Rugby Players, talks about his history of head knocks and whether he'd allow his children to play rugby.Echoes of Impact is written and hosted by veteran journalist Alison Mau.

The first episode of Echoes of Impact features a conversation between former All Black Frank Bunce and AUT Vice Chancellor Professor Damon Salesa on the culture of rugby in Aotearoa and the Pacific. AUT Associate Professor Mangor Pedersen talks about the science of mild Traumatic Brain Injuries (mTBI) and concussion. Echoes of Impact is written and hosted by veteran journalist Alison Mau.