
Thayne Munce, PhD, discusses the challenges and unanswered questions shaping CTE research, as well as the implications of findings from former NFL players for athletes competing today.

leadership council member at Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance

Thayne Munce, PhD, discusses the challenges and unanswered questions shaping CTE research, as well as the implications of findings from former NFL players for athletes competing today.

New research examining the prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy among former NFL players provides additional insight into CTE pathology, while highlighting the challenges of interpreting findings from postmortem brain-donation studies.

September 8th 2026