Neuroimaging and sports-related concussion

This chapter describes the primary findings from the literature using advanced neuroimaging methods to understand the structural, functional, and metabolic brain changes occurring after sports-related concussion—in particular, with respect to how those markers predict cognition and recovery. Functional brain imaging refers to the study of dynamic cerebral processes, including magnetoencephalography and blood oxygen level–dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging. The chapter integrates these findings with a growing literature using diffusion tensor imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy to examine brain structure and metabolism postinjury. It directs the reader to several common themes in the literature and provides future direction for the use of functional brain imaging to understand concussion-related brain changes. The chapter also offers reference to the broader sports-related mild traumatic brain injury and even moderate to severe traumatic brain injury literatures. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: create)