Cognitive control in mild traumatic brain injury: Conflict monitoring and conflict adaptation

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-78

  Larson, Michael J ^a   Farrer, Thomas J ^a   Clayson, Peter E ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concussion; Conflict SP; Event related potential; Mild TBI; N450; Sequential trial

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT MONITORING; RESPONSE TIME; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80455176536     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.02.018     Document Type: Article

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