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CatsRinternet t1_j6koavf wrote

So brain damage can cause the brain to not work well later on?

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Strict_Geologist_603 t1_j6krx46 wrote

Why is it that every post on r/science has at least one snarky comment like this from someone who probably didn't bother opening the article?

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AintAintAWord t1_j6kuv9w wrote

And I can guarantee none of the users making the same tired comment even read the article, let alone the study included.

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FUNNY_NAME_ALL_CAPS t1_j6m960k wrote

Having read the article, his comment still holds.

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Strict_Geologist_603 t1_j6mqz6w wrote

Yes, sometimes studies have findings that sound obvious when you condense them down to a headline. There's still value in testing and quantifying things

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SnooPuppers1978 t1_j6n1esl wrote

Not necessarily. Brain not working well could cause concussions to happen due to different risk evaluation.

That's why the used the word "may". They wouldn't know for sure which way the causation is.

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