Renata Hoeflich Damaso de Oliveira, Ana Paula Serrata Malfitano
Occupational Therapy and Imprisoned Adolescents: An Analysis of Professional Practices
OTJR : occupation, participation and health
miners working underground face risk factors affect nervous systemsuch high noise dark environment chronic stress exposure toxic gases however known whether risk factors affect cognition miners study cognitive changes miners examined eventrelated oscillations via electroencephalogram eeg twenty underground miners control groups equal age education level working duration participated study neuropsychological tests applied participants examine cognitive characteristics 20channel eeg recorded electrophysiological changes visual oddball paradigm eventrelated power spectrum phase locking analyzed delta 0535 theta 47 alpha 813 hz frequency bands determined delta responses emerged target stimulus differed two groups terms phase locking p 005 considering eventrelated alpha responses statistical difference found regarding power spectrum phase locking p 005 moreover alpha power spectrum miners found negatively statistically correlated working duration p 005 study determined eventrelated electrophysiological responses miners negatively affected depending working conditions addition neuropsychological assessment determined miners deficiencies learning memory skills many cognitive functions attention behavioral inhibition visual perception