Will Smith portraying Bennet Omalu, MD in the movie "Concussion" |
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Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Neuropathology Goes Hollywood: "Concussion" Opens in Theaters December 2015
Dr. Bennet Omalu, the first neuropathologist to draw a connections between playing football and the development of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, is featured in a movie starring Will Smith slated to open in December. Check out the trailer!
Not surprisingly, according to a New York Times report, the National Football League intervened in the making of the film so that the final cut would not vilify the nation's most-watched game.
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