@article{ref1,
title="Memory for social media images following traumatic brain injury",
journal="Brain injury",
year="2023",
author="Lord, Kaitlin and Zimmerman, Jordan and Duff, Melissa C. and Brown-Schmidt, Sarah",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: An emerging body of research examines the role of computer-mediated communication in supporting social connection in persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). We examine the cognitive impacts of engaging with images posted to social media for persons with moderate-severe TBI. RESEARCH DESIGN: Prior work shows that after viewing social media posts, adults have better memory for posts when they generate a comment about the post. We examined if persons with TBI experience a memory benefit for commented-upon social media images similar to non-injured comparison participants. <br><br>METHODS AND PROCEDURES: 53 persons with moderate-to-severe TBI and 52 non-injured comparison participants viewed arrays of real social media images and were prompted to comment on some of them. After a brief delay, a surprise two-alternative forced choice recognition memory test measured memory for these images. MAIN OUTCOMES AND RESULTS: Persons with TBI remembered social media images at above-chance levels and experienced a commenting-related memory boost much like non-injured comparison participants. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These findings add to a growing literature on the potential benefits of social media use in individuals with TBI and point to the benefits of active engagement for memory in social media contexts in TBI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-9052",
doi="10.1080/02699052.2023.2272902",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2023.2272902"
}