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Dr. Ann McKee says that even though chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is triggered by trauma, at some point it becomes trauma-independent. While it takes time for CTE to become full-blown, even less severe cases can have significant emotional and behavioral impacts.

Dr. Ann McKee explains why chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) can still only be diagnosed after death.

Dr. Ann McKee explains her interest in neuropathology and why the study of brain tissue is the "final frontier."

Dr. Ann McKee grew up a football fan and never considered the repetitive hits sustained by football players would lead to brain abnormalities identical to what she found in the brain of boxers.

Genes, sleep, an active mind, and when a person starts playing football may all play a factor in the development of CTE. Dr. Ann McKee explains what researchers have learned, and what's on the horizon.

Dr. Ann McKee explains why studying the effects of repetitive head trauma in the military is more complicated than studying athletes.

The brain's healing is limited. Each person has a limited number of neurons and Dr. Ann McKee talks about what it means when you lose them to a brain injury.

USA Today's Just the FAQs explains Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative brain disease found in people who have experienced repetitive hits to the head.