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Neural Correlates of Verbal Associative Memory and Mnemonic Strategy Use Following Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury

Kramer, Megan Elizabeth
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1238962169

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2009, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences : Psychology.
Children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) often experience memory deficits, although the nature of these deficits, their functional outcome, and possible recovery are not well understood. The present fMRI study examined the neural activation patterns in a group of young children who sustained mild to moderate TBI in early childhood (n = 8), and a group of healthy control children (n = 14) during a verbal paired associate learning task that promoted the use of two mnemonic strategies differing in efficacy. The children with TBI demonstrated intact memory performance and were able to successfully utilize the mnemonic strategies. However, the TBI group also demonstrated altered brain activation patterns during the task compared to the control children. These findings suggest that early childhood TBI may alter activation within the network of brain regions that support associative memory even in children who show good behavioral performance, and these changes likely persist for years after the injury.
C.Y. Peter Chiu, PhD (Committee Chair)
Paula K. Shear, PhD (Committee Member)
Shari L. Wade, PhD (Committee Member)
M. Douglas Ris, PhD (Committee Member)
65 p.
Psychology
childhood traumatic brain injury; functional magnetic resonance imaging; associative memory

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  • Kramer, M. E. (2009). Neural Correlates of Verbal Associative Memory and Mnemonic Strategy Use Following Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1238962169

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kramer, Megan. Neural Correlates of Verbal Associative Memory and Mnemonic Strategy Use Following Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury. 2009. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1238962169.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kramer, Megan. "Neural Correlates of Verbal Associative Memory and Mnemonic Strategy Use Following Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1238962169

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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