Inhibitory Control Differences Following Mild Head Injury

Complex inhibitory control, defined as the ability to inhibit a planned or ongoing action, was assessed in a sample of individuals with a history of mild head injury, case-matched with normal control subjects for age and gender. This central act of control was assessed using a modification of the st...

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Published inBrain and cognition Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 411 - 416
Main Authors Stewart, Jo-Ann L., Tannock, Rosemary
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published San Diego, CA Elsevier Inc 01.12.1999
Elsevier
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Injuries - physiopathology
Brain Injuries - psychology
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Cognition. Intelligence
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Inhibition (Psychology)
Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents
Injury Severity Score
Intellectual and cognitive abilities
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Reaction Time
Signal Detection, Psychological - physiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Human
Nervous system diseases
Cognitive disorder
Craniocerebral
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Cognition
Experimental study
Trauma
Cerebral disorder
Concomitant disease
Central nervous system disease
Skull disease
Reaction time
Severity score
Inhibition
Cognitive control
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Summary:Complex inhibitory control, defined as the ability to inhibit a planned or ongoing action, was assessed in a sample of individuals with a history of mild head injury, case-matched with normal control subjects for age and gender. This central act of control was assessed using a modification of the stop-signal paradigm. The group with mild head injury took longer to inhibit their on going action and reported more accidents than the normal control subjects. The group that reported having had a mild head injury did not differ in terms of their go reaction time, number of correct responses, handedness, education level, or reported learning disabilities. Limitations of this design and directions for future research are discussed.
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ISSN:0278-2626
1090-2147
DOI:10.1006/brcg.1999.1141