Effects of Exercise on EEG Activity and Standard Tools Used to Assess Concussion.

ABSTRACT: A variety of cognitive assessment tools are used to determine the functional status of the brain before and after injury in athletes. Questionnaires, neuropsychological tests, and electroencephalographic (EEG) measures have been recently used to directly assess brain function on and near the playing field. However, exercise can affect cognitive performance and EEG measures of cortical activity. To date, little empirical evidence exists on the effects of acute exercise on these measures of neurological function. We therefore quantified athlete performance on a standardized battery of concussion assessment tools and EEG measurements immediately before and after acute exercise to simulate conditions of athletic competition. Heart rate and arterial oxygen levels were collected before and after

SUBMITTER: Devilbiss DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6515073 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature