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Project Number: | I21RX003162-01 |
| Title: | Detection and Amelioration of Gamma Oscillation Abnormalities in Blast-Related Brain Injury_523_Spencer |
| Principal Investigator: | Kevin M. Spencer |
| Location: | Brockton, MA |
| Congressional District Code: | 7 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | August 2019 - July 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $83,333 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$200,000 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Veterans of recent conflicts have experienced serious cognitive and emotional problems resulting from exposure to blasts. Recent work suggests that a critical factor in the sequelae of blast exposure is distance from the blast, rather than the presence or absence of concussion symptoms. Exposure to blasts from a distance of <10 m has been associated with significantly greater cognitive and neural disturbances than exposure to blasts from >10 m. The neural correlates of blast-related brain injury... |