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The first year we had five brains donated and then, you know, 10, and then it just sort of kept doubling until now we're at about 150 brains donated a year.

The first few dozen I had to call, but then it became normal and people now call us. And we have a 24-hour hotline that's staffed by research assistants

and they get calls at all hours of the night

because people realize this is now is what's happened to the people they love.

When former pro wrestler Chris Nowinski

started calling the families of dead athletes and asking for their brains, he was on a mission.

He'd become convinced that repeated concussions in pro sports were contributing to memory loss, major behavior changes, early onset dementia, and much more.

But to prove his case, Chris needed evidence. He needed brains, lots of

them. It's been a long road, but his research has helped transform our understanding of sports

related head trauma and dramatically changed safety protocols across sports.

It's also helped pave the way for thousands of lawsuits

and hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements for injured athletes.

It all began with a concussion Chris suffered

during a 2003 wrestling match under the bright lights and banner

of World Wrestling Entertainment, or

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