The Exercise and Concussion Health Study

Inclusion Criteria

• •Suffered from a clinically diagnosed mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) within 1 year of injury.
• •\*All potential participants who do not have an official concussion diagnosis from a physician or were not recruited directly from Concussion and Brain Injury clinic at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) will have a phone-based consultation with a trained neurologist from BIDMC to confirm a diagnosis of mTBI, (i.e. any loss of consciousness of up to 30 mins, any loss of memory for events immediately before or after the accident for as much as 24h, any alteration in mental state at the time of the accident and a Glasgow coma score of 13 to 15) (Marshall et al., 2012) per a reliance agreement between Beth Israel Deaconess medical center and northeastern university.
• •Men and women of all ethnicities/races and socio-economic status.
• •18-55 years.
• •Signed Informed consent.
• •Physically fit enough to undergo exercise as screened using the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) and the cardiovascular section of the Health History \& Demographics Questionnaire. An affirmative response (i.e., "yes") to any single item regarding an individual's health status is grounds for the necessary medical clearance before enrollment.
• •Normal or corrected-to-normal vision based on the minimal 20/20 standard in order to complete the cognitive tasks (below 20/20 vision).
• •Able to speak, read, and write English.
• •Ambulatory without pain or the assistance of walking devices.
• •Reliable means of transportation.
• •No diagnosis of a neurological disease.
• •MRI compatible.
• •No brain bleeds.