A study involving the military will look at the brain injury effects of low-level blast exposure. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)A study involving the military will look at the brain injury effects of low-level blast exposure. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS) Credit: AAPA "cutting-edge" method will study the impact of blast exposure on the brains of Australian defence force personnel to better protect their health. A new partnership between the Australian army and Monash University will research the effects of repeated low-level blast exposure. While there's a greater understanding of the effects of high-level blasts, the study will look at the lesser known effects from low-level blast exposure from explosions and weapons.