You will learn about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) as an example of emerging research into progressive and fatal brain disease
You will be able to:
Define chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
List the symptoms of CTE
Describe the cause of CTE at both the surface and cellular level.
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Concussion
Neurodegenerative Disease
Neurofibrillary Tangles
PowerPoint - read and write down notes before each class
Watch the video and answer the following questions
What is CTE?
What causes CTE?
According to the video, why are repeated head impacts so dangerous? How do they lead to CTE?
What is Tau, and what is its role in the development of CTE?
How does a brain with CTE differ from a healthy brain?
What are some symptoms of CTE?
How do we prevent CTE?
Somewhat Confident:
5D: Q1-5
Confident:
5D: Q6-12
Very Confident:
5D: Q13-16
I can:
Define chronic traumatic encephalopathy
List some symptoms of CTE
I can:
Describe CTE in relation to concussions
List all of the symptoms of CTE and identify the brain region responsible for each
I can:
Explain why CTE is classified as a neurodegenerative disease and how this relates to the onset of symptoms
Explain the cause of CTE at a cellular level and how this leads to the onset of various symptoms
Describe how our continued knowledge of CTE has contributed to the development of