Health Policy and Administration student Matthew Roda, and his company, developed the “Edge,” which is comprised of six panels of LED touch screens that can test for brain injury by measuring reaction time, hand-eye coordination, and converting those responses into standardized data.
Semyon Slobounov, professor of kinesiology at Penn State, will present the 2017 Pattishall Research Lecture. His lecture, which will be held on April 25 on the University Park campus, will address myths and realities about concussions, and new approaches to more accurately assess and treat concussive injuries.
Penn State sophomore Matthew Roda's concussion-screening device earned high marks during a national student startup competition in Austin, Texas. His startup, Reflexion Interactive Technologies, also is involved in a clinical study with Penn State researchers in the Center for Sport Concussion Research and Service.
Concussions can have lasting impacts on injured athletes, including compromised nerve function weeks after the initial trauma, according to a recent Penn State study.
In an attempt to find a better approach to treating and preventing sports-related concussions, a Penn State faculty member is using cutting-edge medical technology to explore the effects of cooling helmets on brain injuries.
A number of units at Penn State have joined in a new collaboration, the Brain Concussion Neuroimaging Consortium, which aims to optimize long-term outcomes in athletes and soldiers with concussion and traumatic brain injury.
Wayne Sebastianelli M.D., Kalanek Professor in Orthopedics and director of athletic medicine at Penn State, will present "Heads Up! Kids and Sports-Related Brain Injuries" at the third Research Unplugged event of the spring semester on Thursday, April 3, at 12:30 p.m. in a special location: the Pegula Ice Arena's Pegula Club Room.
Penn State's Center for Sport Concussion Research and Service, in Rec Hall, has two main goals: to advance research in sport-related concussions and to provide services to local collegiate and child athletes by performing baseline assessments, which can help diagnose a concussion. The center is the first in its field to use virtual-reality technology to allow researchers to document athletes' cognitive and motor abilities.
Researchers in the Center for Sport Concussion Research and Service at Penn State are hosting a conference from Oct. 11-12 at the Penn State University Park campus. Titled "Concussion in Athletics: From Brain to Behavior," the conference will provide an overview of the current understanding of the causes, risk factors and treatments of sport-related concussions.
Do children suffering from concussions recover faster and have a better prognosis than young adults? Researchers in the Center for Sport Concussion Research and Service at Penn State aim to answer that question with the help of a $100,000 grant from NFL Charities.
