00:04concussions and brain injuries have been a hot topic in sports for a while but new tech in this
00:08helmet might be paving the way for the diagnosis and treatment for future head trauma this is world
00:14champion mountain biker reese wilson and he's helping test the new brain protecting wearable
00:18here's why absolutely it's very difficult to track a brain injury just simply because you can't see it
00:23it's inside your head and everybody has symptoms that can be i guess easily diagnosed as something
00:29else as well so it's it is a very complex situation so a device like this i think is vital
00:34for pretty
00:35much all contact sport the device is designed to track g-forces that reach the head providing a
00:40better system for quantifying their impact on the brain currently head trauma in sports is determined
00:45by g-force over time with that number being 65 g's for women and 75 for men however angus hunter
00:51professor of neuromuscular physiology says this is just a number and there's no quantifiable evidence
00:56to support these safety thresholds enter hit a device which attaches to a helmet and tracks forces
01:02on the brain and can help athletes know when enough is enough even if they haven't wiped out
01:07here's hit inventor ewan bowen to explain it's the gray area it's people not knowing when to stop not
01:13knowing when to continue it's like do i have a concussion do i not it's the only organ in your
01:17body
01:17that doesn't have pain receptors so it has to do all your decision making for you so all we're doing
01:22is informing you with data so you can make a better decision or your friend or your teammate or your
01:27parent can make a better decision or you individually
