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Date of Award
Spring 2012
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Major
Neuroscience
First Advisor
Sarah Raskin
Abstract
Prospective memory (PM) is remembering to do something in the future and involves the ability to form and later realize intentions that are delayed over time (Einstein & McDaniel, 1990). The purpose of this experiment was to examine the underlying brain activity related to PM using event-related potentials (West & RossMunroe, 2002) and to determine the relationship between the electrophysiological measures and behavioral performance, as measured by the Memory for Intentions Screening Test (MIST) (Raskin, Buckheit, & Sherrod, 2011) in both healthy individuals (HA) and individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Results showed that individuals with TBI performed worse than HA on all variables of both the MIST and the computerized behavioral test. They also showed smaller amplitudes on all ERPs of interest when compared to HA. Lastly, when comparing the MIST and the computerized behavioral data, the MIST correlated more strongly with reaction time of the computerized behavioral test than with any other variables. Overall, these findings suggest that individuals with TBI have deficits in PM compared to HA and that the MIST and the computerized-behavioral tests are measuring similar PM-related processes.
Recommended Citation
Kaur, Navneet, "Relationship Between Behavioral and Physiological Measures of Prospective Memory in Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury and Healthy Adults". Senior Theses, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 2012.
Trinity College Digital Repository, https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/theses/256
Comments
Senior thesis completed at Trinity College for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience. Accessible to members of the Trinity community only.