I know I've asked this before... But does headbanging cause brain damage?

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<p>If you’re annoyed, then don’t comment.</p>

<p>I wouldn’t know since I’ve never tried it before and never will. But I see conflicting scientific studies, so I’m just curious about whether or not it does.</p>

<p>When you think about it, such rapid movement would overcome the absorbing abilities of cerebrospinal fluid and do some sort of structural damage over time-- It would definitely kill brain cells by tearing axons.</p>

<p>And yet musicians who do it don’t see their abilities affected negatively.</p>

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<p>[Let</a> me google that for you](<a href=“LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You”>LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You)</p>

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<p>It probably does insignificantly. There are so many things that humans do that could exert the same forces on the brain. There’s no trauma and it isn’t particularly jarring.</p>

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<p>I see; that makes sense.</p>

<p>But why are all metal heads so stupid? Are they metal heads because they were stupid to begin with?</p>

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<p>[Headbanging</a> does create risk of brain damage, says study | Music | guardian.co.uk](<a href=“http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/22/headbanging-rock-music]Headbanging”>Headbanging does create risk of brain damage, says study | Pop and rock | The Guardian)</p>

<p>A risk of mild trauma.</p>

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Precisely.</p>

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<p>Metal heads are so stupid because there had is made out of metal. Not brain.</p>

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<p>^
Oh, the irony of misspelling their* and head*…</p>

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<p>It depends on the style of headbanging. I personally headbang like I’m nodding yes. Many people practically throw all their force onto their head and shove it up and down. That could most likely just give those people a sore neck.</p>

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<p>Metal heads are stupid because they’re always doped up.</p>

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<p>^
Yeah, that’s probably part of it. Also interesting to note is that while jogging or jumping on a trampoline, the S-shaped spine of the body will absorb it, leaving little jarring to go to the head.</p>