Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of human prefrontal cortex functioning and neuroplasticity development to improve recovery from brain injury.
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Our Projects
Take a look at a few of the projects we work on everyday.
The Vietnam Head Injury Study (VHIS)
Research Project
Community Mobility & Cognition in Stroke Patients
Research Project
Executive Function and Social Cognition
Research Project
Selected Publications
Childhood socioeconomic status predicts cognitive outcomes across adulthood following traumatic brain injury.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between childhood socioeconomic status (SES) and the level and rate of change in intelligence scores throughout adulthood following traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS: In this longitudinal study we tested 186 patients with TBI and 54 healthy controls from the Vietnam Head Injury Study. Childhood SES was determined for each participant based on parental educational attainment and occupational prestige. General intelligence was initially assessed pre…