| Project Heads Up! Building knowledge to improve concussion safety and neuropsychological testing of high school football players with suspected brain injury. Providing support for neuropsychology and neuropsychological testing in return to play decisions following sports related concussion and mild traumatic brain injury (m TBI). Utilizing neuropsychology and computerized neuropsychological testing for assessing mild traumatic brain injury via ImPACT |
To build our knowledge base in neuropsychology regarding sports related mild traumatic brain injury (m TBI) and concussion injury so we can improve the safety of high school football players and aid neuropsychologists in return to play decisions of high school football with mild traumatic brain injury (m TBI). Utilizing pre-season baseline, post-concussion, and post-season neuropsychological testing via ImPACT software to monitor sports related concussion. Providing support for baseline and post concussion neuropsychological testing among high school athletes. Project Heads Up! Aimed at building knowledge in neuropsychology regarding return to play decisions in brain injured football players so we can improve the safety of high school athletes with sports related brain concussion and mild traumatic brain injury (m TBI) by comparing pre-season baseline neuropsychological testing scores to post-injury neuropsychological testing scores via a computerized neuropsychological testing battery. Principal Investigator: Christian Ambler, Ph.D |
| Researchers are utilizing neuropsychological testing results for research purposes only! Each high school football player’s participation is voluntary. Any publications or presentations as result of this study will not use any names or any identifying information. |
| Project Heads Up! Neuropsychological testing in high school football athletes |
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| Goals of Project Heads Up! To help neuropsychologists better understand how the cognitive and perceptual motor abilities of different football player positions involved in blocking and tackling situations are affected by routine play across one high school football season. To aid team medical and coaching staff, and neuropsychologists, regarding return to play decisions following sports related concussions and mild traumatic brain injury (m TBI) in high school football. |