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ArticleExperimental brain research2026

Non-concussive impacts, cognition, and the menstrual cycle: a proof-of-concept study of elite female footballers.

Benjamin Tari, Megan Lowery, Chris M Jones, Kieran Austin, Mike Loosemore, Paul W Burgess, Flaminia Ronca

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Article in Experimental brain research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Benjamin Tari *Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3751-3179
Megan Lowery *Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London, London, UK.
Chris M JonesInstitute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London, London, UK.
Kieran AustinSport and Wellbeing Analytics Limited, Swansea, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5438-8587
Mike LoosemoreInstitute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London, London, UK.
Paul W BurgessInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6894-6658
Flaminia RoncaInstitute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London, London, UK. f.ronca@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7423-1088

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence indicates females may be more susceptible to sports-related concussion with worse and prolonged symptom severity according to menstrual cycle phase. We investigated whether menstrual cycle phases influence non-concussive heading kinematics in elite female footballers, and whether these impacts affect an athlete's cognition. Five eumenorrheic elite female footballers (M

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AthletesCognitionFootballMenstrual CycleAccelerationAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaFemaleHumansMouth ProtectorsProof of Concept StudyYoung AdultAccelerometeryHeadingLutealMouthguard

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PMID42166017
PMCPMC13194258

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