Phonemic verbal fluency task in adults with high-level literacy [PDF]
Objective: To establish normative parameters for the F-A-S form of the phonemic verbal fluency test, in a population of Brazilian Portuguese speaking adults with high-level literacy. Methods: The sample comprised 40 male and female volunteers aged 19 to
Patrícia Romano Opasso +2 more
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The effect of gender and education on phonemic fluency
Introduction: Verbal fluency performance investigated the ability of producing words, conscious mental process and generally, the ability to make verbal communication.
Samira Mazaheri +3 more
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Diagnostic performance of verbal fluency measures: a cross-sectional study in the stages of cognitive continuum [PDF]
Background Verbal fluency (VF) measures are sensitive markers of advanced cognitive decline; however, the utility of the discrepancy score remains underexplored in the early stages of cognitive decline, such as subjective cognitive decline (SCD).
Mihály Unoka +3 more
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Effects of Bipolar Disorder on the Verbal Fluency Skills of Native Speakers [PDF]
Background/Objectives: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic psychiatric condition characterized by episodes of mania, hypomania, and depression. Due to the cognitive impairments associated with BD, patients frequently experience difficulties in attention ...
Bertuğ Sakın +5 more
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Phonemic fluency quantity and quality:comparing patients with PSP, Parkinson's disease and focal frontal and subcortical lesions [PDF]
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) can be difficult to distinguish from Parkinson's disease (PD), but has a much graver prognosis. PSP is characterised severely reduced output on measures of phonemic fluency, suggesting that it may be a specific marker
Abrahams, Sharon +3 more
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Phonemic verbal fluency and age: A preliminary study [PDF]
Abstract Verbal fluency (VF) has been one of the most frequently used instruments in clinics and research, both independently or included in a battery recommended for the detection of cognitive alterations. Phonemic-verbal fluency (PVF) is an interesting variant for cognitive diagnosis particularly because studies indicate that it is less influenced by
Steiner, Veronique Agnes Guernet +3 more
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Effects of Phonemic Awareness and Oral Reading Fluency [PDF]
Teaching students to read is a task that teachers are assigned to every school year. Many theories and theorists have given their take on the best way to teach students to read.
Vetsch-Larson, Melissa
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Semantic Fluency and Phonemic Fluency: Regression-based Norms for the Portuguese Population [PDF]
The main goal of this study was to produce adjusted normative data for the Portuguese population on two verbal fluency measures: the semantic fluency test (animals category) and the phonemic fluency test (letters M, R, and P). The study included 950 community-dwelling individuals (624 women and 326 men) aged between 18 and 98 (mean = 57.8, SD = 19.0 ...
Sara, Cavaco +7 more
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Neural Signatures of Semantic and Phonemic Fluency in Young and Old Adults [PDF]
Abstract As we age, our ability to select and to produce words changes, yet we know little about the underlying neural substrate of word-finding difficulties in old adults. This study was designed to elucidate changes in specific frontally mediated retrieval processes involved in word-finding difficulties associated with advanced age. We
Marcus Meinzer +7 more
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Dissociating Semantic and Phonemic Search Strategies in the Phonemic Verbal Fluency Task in early Dementia [PDF]
Effective management of dementia hinges on timely detection and precise diagnosis of the underlying cause of the syndrome at an early mild cognitive impairment (MCI) stage. Verbal fluency tasks are among the most often applied tests for early dementia detection due to their efficiency and ease of use.
Hali Lindsay +6 more
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