Listening: When the Brain Dies Before the Body

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B2 | Listening from video | 13 min

Watch the video (0:07 - 6:12). You can watch more than once, then answer the questions.

Stanley worked as a school teacher before he became ill.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

What did Stanley die from?

____ Chronic traumatic encephalopathy____ A serious injury to the head____ Alzheimer's disease

What is the new discovery the speaker describes?

____ Our brain is made of two parts that depend on each other____ Our brain has two halves that control different senses____ Our brain grows a second part as we get older

Brain two is much smaller than brain one.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

ONE WORD from the video.

Brain two clears damaged proteins, especially toxic amyloid and ____ .

What first damaged Zac's nerve cells?

____ A serious infection in childhood____ Repeated head injuries from contact sports____ Poor diet and a lack of exercise

A NUMBER from the video.

Zac died of severe CTE at the age of ____ .

What do the new biomarkers let doctors do?

____ Find toxic amyloid and tau early, when symptoms are mild____ Cure the disease once symptoms become severe____ Predict which sports players will get head injuries

ONE WORD from the video.

Habits that lower the risk include diet, exercise, ____ , mental activity and social contact.

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