Condition Non-injured controls (n=10) Concussed participants (n=4) Significance (one-tailed probability)
Baseline (errors, n) 0.2 (SD: 0.4) Participant 1: 0 t(9)=-0.477, p=0.323
Participant 2: 0 t(9)=-0.477, p=0.323
Participant 3: 0 t(9)=-0.477, p=0.322
Participant 4: 0 t(9)=-0.477, p=0.323
VI+S (errors, n) 0.1 (SD: 0.3) Participant 1: 0 t(9)=-0.318, p=0.379
Participant 2: 2* t(9)=6.039, p=0.0001
Participant 3: 1* t(9)=2.860, p=0.009
Participant 4: 0 t(9)=-0.318, p=0.379
VI+S+SH (errors, n) 0.2 (SD: 0.6) Participant 1: 2* t(9)=2.860, p=0.009
Participant 2: 0 t(9)=-0.318, p=0.379
Participant 3: 0 t(9)=-0.318, p=0.379
Participant 4: 0 t(9)=-0.318, p=0.379
VI+S+OR (errors, n) 0.7 (SD: 1.3) Participant 1: 2 t(9)=0.953, p=0.183
Participant 2: 0 t(9)=-0.513, p=0.310
Participant 3: 1 t(9)=0.220, p=0.415
Participant 4: 0 t(9)=-0.513, p=0.310
VI+S+SH+OR (errors, n) 0.2 (SD: 0.6) Participant 1: 1 t(9)=1.271, p=0.118
Participant 2: 0 t(9)=-0.318, p=0.379
Participant 3: 0 t(9)=-0.318, p=0.379
Participant 4: 0 t(9)=-0.318, p=0.379
VI+S+OL (Errors, n) 0.6 (SD: 1.3) Participant 1: 0 t(9)=-0.440, p=0.335
Participant 2: 1 t(9)=0.293, p=0.389
Participant 3: 0 t(9)=-0.440, p=0.335
Participant 4: 0 t(9)=-0.440, p=0.335
VI+S+SH+OL (errors, n) 0.7 (SD: 1.1) Participant 1: 0 t(9)=-0.607, p=0.280
Participant 2: 0 t(9)=-0.607, p=0.280
Participant 3: 0 t(9)=-0.607, p=0.280
Participant 4: 0 t(9)=-0.607, p=0.280
Total (all conditions) (errors, n) 2.7 (SD: 3.4) Participant 1: 5 t(9)=0.645, p=0.268
Participant 2: 3 t(9)=0.084, p=0.467
Participant 3: 2 t(9)=-0.196, p=0.424
Participant 4: 0 t(9)=-0.757, p=0.234
*Significant difference (p ≤ 0.01)
Abbreviations: VI: Visual Interference Task; S: Skating; SH: Stickhandling; OR: Obstacle Avoidance to the Right; OL: Obstacle Avoidance to the Left; SD: Standard
Deviation; n: Number
Table 5: Cognitive performance (response errors) of concussed participants compared to non-injured controls.