Publication Date

12-2024

Advisor(s) - Committee Chair

Frederick Grieve, Joseph Case, Kristy Kilcoyne, David Castleman

Degree Program

Department of Psychology

Degree Type

Doctorate

Abstract

In recent years, concussions have become a focal point for athletic competition and athletes beginning in grade school. The long-term implications of concussions are becoming more widely known and accepted; however, there are still areas of literature that are lacking. One of these areas is subconcussive impacts. Subconcussive impacts are defined as impacts that do not meet the threshold for diagnosed concussion but may still have clinical impact. While concussions and their effects on cognition have been examined heavily, these subconcussive impacts, and their effects, have been studied less so. The purpose of this study is to examine the possible relationship between a full season of athletic competition and participation in a contact-sport on the domain of attention.

Disciplines

Biological Psychology | Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences

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