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particularly in the nfl. i turn my attention to high school players and what concussions can do to their young brains. i met a family who lost their son playing a game he loved. they made the remarkable decision to donate his brain. what scientists are learning from his brain is stunning. number 44, senior nathan styles is a spring hill broncos star runningback. >> if you watch him run, he had a flow about him that was just beautiful. i mean it looked so graceful. >> he's a starter on the varsity basketball team, a singer. ♪ >> the 2010 homecoming king is nathan styles. >> the bron...

Chris, and the work that you're doing. and i just wondered, how does that make you feel? >> to be honest, it's really -- it's very unsettling. it's a situation that we've always been concerned that might happen, because we know how destructive cte can be. and although mr. duerson hasn't been diagnosed with that by dr. mckey, i think the odds are that he did have the disease. and if that's the case, it's just going to be, you know, it's kind of horrifying. >> can you explain, what can you find out from dr. duerson's brain now, when it's finally examined? >> sure. when dr. ann mckey examines his...

The abnormal buildup of proteins in specific regions of the brain, causing the brain to function abnormally. >> obviously, this is early on, still, in the whole legacy of this institute. there's going to be a lot of people who have said they will give their brains to science upon their death. what have you seen so far? i mean, is there anything that you can say so far about the results? >> well, i think the results, to me, clearly show that this is far more widespread than we realized or ever wanted to find. you know, families are really contributing to this research and supporting the researc...