Doug King: AUT professor of neuroscience on the death of Shane Christie - Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave

Former New Zealand Māori All Blacks, Highlanders and Tasman flanker Shane Christie has died, aged 39.

Christie was forced to retire from professional rugby in 2017 after a string of concussions - and since became a spoken advocate on the subject, offering to donate his brain to help contribute to the research.

D'Arcy spoke with professor of neuroscience at AUT, Doug King, about Christie's death - as well as the research on the impact of head injuries.

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