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Trying to finish your homework while the big game is on TV? "Visual-movement" neurons in the front of your brain can help you stay focused, according to a new study from neuroscientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Neuroscientists at Penn Medicine find that key neurons in the front of the brain act as “traffic control” to manage our attention to visual stimuli, and help us focus despite distractions.

Sports-related head injuries in female athletes have significantly risen in the past decade. In high school, girls' concussions have increased 3 to 4 times more.