Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "concussion"
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Brain Response of a Computational Head Model for Prescribed Skull Kinematics and Simulated 3 Football Helmet Impact Boundary Conditions
(Elsevier ScienceDirect, 2021-03)Computational human body models (HBM) present a novel approach to predict brain response 3 in football impact scenarios, with prescribed kinematic boundary conditions for the HBM skull 4 typically used at present. However, ... -
Examining behavioural and electrophysiological markers of mental workload in individuals with and without a history of concussion
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-19)Objectives: The goal of this thesis was to examine the neurocognitive mechanisms of mental workload for the purpose of improving our knowledge of the long-term effects of concussion. Four experiments were performed ... -
Investigating the effects of exercise on attentional correlates in those with a history of concussion
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-02)The current understanding of changes that occur neurophysiologically and neurocognitively in the brain following concussion are considerably debated among researchers. Even more largely debated are the long-lasting changes ... -
Investigation of Head and Brain Response in Football Helmet Impacts using a Finite Element Model of the Head and Neck with Active Muscle
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-20)Among high school and college athletes, ∼50% of American football players report a concussion each year, and at least 30% of players sustain more than one concussion per year, which may be reduced in part through improvements ... -
Long-term effects of concussion: Investigating the relationship between sensory gating and motor learning
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-14)Motor learning relies on the sensorimotor system to interpret, adapt, and integrate sensory inputs to guide motor behavior. A key tenet of the somatosensory system is the ability to inhibit irrelevant information from the ... -
The persistent effects of sports-related concussion during adolescence on sensorimotor integration
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-26)A history of concussion increases the risk of subsequent musculoskeletal injury. However, the exact mechanism of the increased risk of injury remains unknown. Persistent alterations in sensorimotor control during periods ... -
Understanding concussion in para athletes with vision impairment
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-15)Sports-related concussions occur in para sport as they do in able-bodied sport. There is evidence to suggest athletes with vision impairment (VI) may be more likely to sustain concussion injuries compared to athletes with ...