Why Paul Green’s family has donated his brain for medical research

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Paul Green’s family will donate the late rugby league coach’s brain to assist research into repetitive head injuries and concussion. NRL 7NEWS

Wife Amanda Green and two children Jed and Emerson hope the donation to The Australian Sports Brain Bank will benefit research into one of modern sport’s burning issues.

“We hope this donation will help us understand more about brain health and mental health and save lives in the future.”The ASBB, a partnership between Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, the University of Sydney and the Concussion Legacy Foundation, was formed to understand chronic traumatic encephalopathy and other brain pathology associated with repetitive head injury in sport and elsewhere.

 

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