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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/103400, first published .
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Autonomic Nervous System Responses to Rest and Exertion Following Concussion (the Measuring ANSWERS Study): Protocol for a 2-Aim Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Observational Study

Autonomic Nervous System Responses to Rest and Exertion Following Concussion (the Measuring ANSWERS Study): Protocol for a 2-Aim Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Observational Study

Wesley R Cole   1 , PhD ;   Aidan E Finegan   1 , BS ;   Adam W Kiefer   1 , PhD ;   Aaron M Sinnott   1, 2 , PhD ;   Meredith Mann   3 , BS ;   Baiming Zou   4 , PhD ;   Meisheng Xiao   4 , MS ;   Brittany L Heikke   1 , BS, BA ;   Dominic Willoughby   1 , BS ;   Ryan MacPherson   1 , MS ;   Katelyn A Holter-Soerensen   1 , BS ;   Chloe D Campbell   1 , BS ;   Madison C Chandler   1, 5 , PhD ;   Johna K Register-Mihalik   1 , PhD ;   Jason P Mihalik   1 , PhD

1 Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Matthew Gfeller Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

2 Department of Kinesiology and Sport Sciences, Sport Neurotrauma Research Laboratory, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, United States

3 Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

4 Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

5 Department of Exercise Science, Elon University, Elon, NC, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Wesley R Cole, PhD
  • Department of Exercise and Sport Science
  • Matthew Gfeller Center
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 2207 Stallings-Evans Sports Center
  • Campus Box 8700
  • Chapel Hill, NC 27599
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 919 962 0409
  • Email: wescole@unc.edu