Question

read these two excerpts. what do both of these excerpts show?
the scientists found that brains had healed within three days of a concussion.
players with concussions and players who had not ever injured their brains showed no differences.
the scientists could not tell which part of the brain was working during a task.
players who have had concussions use more of their brains to complete tasks than they normally would.
excerpt 1
excerpt 2
the team found that players in the concussion group had longer delays before those tell - tale peaks showed up. and when erps did occur, the peaks were bigger than those seen in non - concussed players. this suggests that the brains of concussed athletes use more resources to accomplish the same tasks, hudac says. it appears the body tries to make up for concussion damage by spreading out memory - processing tasks over a wider part of the brain, hudac explains.

Explanation:

First, analyze Excerpt 1: It mentions that players with concussions use more of their brains to complete tasks than usual. Then, Excerpt 2: It states that concussed athletes' brains use more resources for the same tasks and spread memory - processing tasks over a wider part of the brain. By comparing these two excerpts, we can see that both are about how the brains of concussed players function when completing tasks, specifically that they use more of their brain (or more resources) to accomplish tasks compared to non - concussed or their normal state.

Answer:

Both excerpts show that the brains of concussed players use more of their brain (or more resources) to complete tasks (e.g., concussed players use more of their brains to complete tasks than they normally would, and concussed athletes' brains use more resources to accomplish the same tasks and spread memory - processing tasks over a wider part of the brain).