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Sex-Related Differences in Visuomotor Skill Recovery Following Concussion in Working-Aged Adults

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dc.contributor.advisorSergio, Lauren E.
dc.contributor.authorSmeha, Nicole
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-15T15:22:14Z
dc.date.available2021-11-15T15:22:14Z
dc.date.copyright2021-06
dc.date.issued2021-11-15
dc.date.updated2021-11-15T15:22:14Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractThe performance of complex visuomotor tasks in which the guiding visual information does not align spatially with the required motor output is contingent on the brain's ability to integrate somatosensory information into an appropriate motor response. Performance on such "cognitive-motor integration" tasks is affected in concussion. Here, we investigate the relationship between visuomotor skill performance, concussion history, and sex during the course of a post-concussion management program. Participants with and without a concussion history were tested on their visuomotor skills prior to and following the recovery program. We observed significant visuomotor skill improvement in participants with a concussion history compared to healthy controls. Notably, we observed stronger recovery of skilled performance in females. Our findings indicate that rule-based visuomotor skill is impaired following concussion, though this ability can be improved over the course of a recovery program. Stronger recovery in females suggests sex-related differences in the brain networks controlling skilled performance.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/38688
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectHealth sciences
dc.subject.keywordsConcussion
dc.subject.keywordsCognitive-motor integration
dc.subject.keywordsSensorimotor
dc.subject.keywordsSensorimotor integration
dc.subject.keywordsFunctional recovery
dc.subject.keywordsMild traumatic brain injury
dc.subject.keywordsVisuomotor control
dc.subject.keywordsMotor skills
dc.subject.keywordsPost-concussion syndrome
dc.titleSex-Related Differences in Visuomotor Skill Recovery Following Concussion in Working-Aged Adults
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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