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Jumping Off Cliffs: Insane or No?

By Sandra Kiume
August 19, 2009


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The Extreme Sports Brain

Are there differences in the brains of people who enjoy extreme sports? Are they more prone to suicide and other mental health issues? Talk of novelty seeking, harm avoidance measures and neurobiology mixed with epic video of bungy jumping, mountain climbing, hang gliding and parachuting. From Catalyst, an award-winning Australian TV science series. Transcript and video online here.

Producer: ABC TV's Catalyst Featuring: Jonica Newby, Chuck Berry, Erik Monasterio
Format: Date: 06/03/08
Length: 00:10:27  
http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/2008/03/06//2179019.htm
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