ABOUT THE AUTHORS
  
 
Linda Carroll is a nationally respected health writer with an expertise in brain science. Over the past two decades she has covered a wide range of health topics for prominent publications, including MSNBC.com, Newsday, and The New York Times. As a contract writer for MSNBC.com for the past fifteen years, she has written investigative stories, news features, and the women’s health column. She has also written investigative pieces for Health and SmartMoney magazines.
 
David Rosner is a longtime journalist with extensive experience covering sports and health. While on staff at Newsday, he won national awards for sports writing and investigative reporting. In addition to writing for national magazines, he has co-authored a hockey history book and helped create an award-winning website serving athletes with disabilities. He developed brain injury expertise as managing editor of Neurology Now, the official patients’ magazine of the American Academy of Neurology.