Research conducted by Humboldt State Kinesiology professor Rock Braithwaite has played a significant role in demonstrating the usefulness of a portable imaging tool that could change the way the medical community analyzes and understands the long-term effects of sports-related concussions.

Braithwaite collaborated with former HSU professor Anthony Kontos, a professor for the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, and two other University of Pittsburgh professors, on a study that is considered the largest statistical review of computerized testing to date. The study, published in the March Journal of International Neuropsychological Society, supplied data for Kontos’ related study indicating probable success of the functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) as a low-cost, portable device for imaging sports and military concussions.

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