Am I the same person across my life span? An event‐related brain potentials study of the temporal perspective in self‐identity

Purpose Although guidelines have changed regarding federally mandated concussion practices since their inception, little is known regarding the implementation of such guidelines and the resultant continuum of care for youth athletes participating in recreational or organized sports who incur concussions. Furthermore, data regarding the role of speech-language pathologists in the historic postconcussion care are lacking. Therefore, the purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the experiences of young adults with history of sports-related concussion as it related to injury reporting and received follow-up care. Method Participants included 13 young adults with history of at least one sports-related concussion across their life span. We implemented a mixed-methods design to collect both quantitative and qualitative information through structured interviews. Participants reported experiencing 42 concussions across the life span—26 subsequent to sports injuries. Results Twenty-three concussions were reported to a parent or medical professional, 14 resulted in a formal diagnosis, and participants received initial medical care for only 10 of the incidents and treatment or services on only two occasions. Participants reported concussions to an athletic trainer least frequently and to parents most frequently. Participants commented that previous experience with concussion reduced the need for seeking treatment or that they were unaware treatments or supports existed postconcussion. Only one concussion incident resulted in the care from a speech-language pathologist. Conclusion The results of the study reported herein shed light on the fidelity of sports-related concussion care management across time. Subsequently, we suggest guidelines related to continuum of care from injury to individualized therapy.

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Knowledge and Skills Needed by Speech-Language Pathologists for Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders Across the Life Span

10.1044/policy.ks2006-00075 ◽

2006 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

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Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽

Life Span ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Speech Language Pathologists ◽

Knowledge And Skills ◽

Assessment And Treatment ◽

Spectrum Disorders

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Scanning auditory short-term memory is associated with systematic changes of sensory (N100) and cognitive (N300-600) components of event related brain potentials

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology ◽

10.1016/s0013-4694(97)88011-3 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 103 (1) ◽

pp. 24 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

E Conley

Keyword(s):

Short Term Memory ◽

Short Term ◽

Brain Potentials ◽

Term Memory

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Dipole analysis of laser evoked brain potentials (LEP) to painful and nonpainful stimuli

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology ◽

10.1016/s0013-4694(97)88843-1 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 103 (1) ◽

pp. 179 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

T Weiss

Keyword(s):

Brain Potentials ◽

Evoked Brain Potentials ◽

Dipole Analysis

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Tumorigenesis in High-Dose Total Body Irradiated Rhesus Monkeys--A Life Span Study

Toxicologic Pathology ◽

10.1080/01926230309805 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 209-213 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Carel F. Hollander ◽

Chris Zurcher ◽

Johan J. Broerse

Keyword(s):

Life Span ◽

Rhesus Monkeys ◽

High Dose ◽

Life Span Study ◽

Total Body

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Skipping Breakfast Affects the Early Steps of Cognitive Processing

Journal of Psychophysiology ◽

10.1027/0269-8803/a000214 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 109-118

Author(s):

Andrés Antonio González-Garrido ◽

Jacobo José Brofman-Epelbaum ◽

Fabiola Reveca Gómez-Velázquez ◽

Sebastián Agustín Balart-Sánchez ◽

Julieta Ramos-Loyo

Keyword(s):

Working Memory ◽

Cognitive Processing ◽

Task Difficulty ◽

Brain Activity ◽

Reaction Times ◽

Brain Potentials ◽

Brain Functioning ◽

Attentional Processes ◽

Electrical Brain Activity ◽

Skipping Breakfast

Abstract. It has been generally accepted that skipping breakfast adversely affects cognition, mainly disturbing the attentional processes. However, the effects of short-term fasting upon brain functioning are still unclear. We aimed to evaluate the effect of skipping breakfast on cognitive processing by studying the electrical brain activity of young healthy individuals while performing several working memory tasks. Accordingly, the behavioral results and event-related brain potentials (ERPs) of 20 healthy university students (10 males) were obtained and compared through analysis of variances (ANOVAs), during the performance of three n-back working memory (WM) tasks in two morning sessions on both normal (after breakfast) and 12-hour fasting conditions. Significantly fewer correct responses were achieved during fasting, mainly affecting the higher WM load task. In addition, there were prolonged reaction times with increased task difficulty, regardless of breakfast intake. ERP showed a significant voltage decrement for N200 and P300 during fasting, while the amplitude of P200 notably increased. The results suggest skipping breakfast disturbs earlier cognitive processing steps, particularly attention allocation, early decoding in working memory, and stimulus evaluation, and this effect increases with task difficulty.

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