Does someone with an “iron chin” have better “wiring” such that it takes a bigger hit to knock those wires loose (I’m fully aware the brain is much more complicated than a bunch of wires, but I don’t know how else to put it), is it a skill that gets developed, or is something about their facial structures better at minimizing the amount of concussive force the brain receives?
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Someone correct me if I’m wrong or simplifying it too much, but it’s more or less how much your brain can move around in your skull. If you get punched by a hook or cross, your skull rotates, but for a short time the brain stays in place in relation to the spinning movement of the skull. It then catches up, and this force causes the concussion. The other happens from blunt force to the head. In this instance the skull moves and the brain compresses inside the head leaving an empty space. When the brain snaps back into the empty space and hits the other side of the skull, you get a concussion or a contusion. So the more your brain can move around in your skull, the more susceptible you are to injury.
I’m sure I’m missing a bit, but those are the basics.
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