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Sledding athletes are taking their lives. Brain-rattling rides and high-speed crashes are common in their sports.

(Hilary Swift | The New York Times) Elana Meyers Taylor, front, and Lauren Gibbs of the U.S. compete in the final heat of the women's bobsled event at the Winter Olympics in Pyeonchang, South Korea, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. Neuroscientists are trying to understand the dangers that sliding sports, particularly bobsled and skeleton, pose to the brain.

(Hilary Swift | The New York Times) Elana Meyers Taylor, front, and Lauren Gibbs of the U.S. compete in the final heat of the women's bobsled event at the Winter Olympics in Pyeonchang, South Korea, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. Neuroscientists are trying to understand the dangers that sliding sports, particularly bobsled and skeleton, pose to the brain.

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By Matthew Futterman | The New York Times