Blast-related and blunt traumatic brain injury is a key priority area of Rehabilitation Research \& Development (RR\&D) and represents a critically important public health problem facing the Veteran population. Developing efficacious treatments for persistent memory deficits seen in this population is a key step in reducing the impact that such problems have in the everyday lives of Veterans. Memory problems after TBI in Veterans are quite heterogeneous, and efficacy will likely be maximized by developing and disseminating multiple alternative treatments individually matched to the Veteran's key deficits, and by research that seeks to understand the cognitive and neural basis of treatment-related change over time. The results of this approach may aid clinical decision making and assignment of patients to rehabilitative treatments most likely to improve memory capacity and functional outcome.
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Change in performance on paired-associate learning of words and face-name pairs
Timeframe: At the end of each session (twice weekly), up to 12 weeks
Change in functional brain connectivity within memory-relevant brain networks
Timeframe: Prior to start of intervention (Week 0) and again at the end of intervention (Week 8)