Automatic Scoring of Semantic Fluency [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 In neuropsychological assessment, semantic fluency is a widely accepted measure of executive function and access to semantic memory. While fluency scores are typically reported as the number of unique words produced, several alternative manual scoring ...
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Application of the Semantic Fluency Test in the Screening of Mandarin-Chinese-Speaking Older Adults with Mild Dementia of the Alzheimer Type [PDF]
Behavioral Sciences, 2023 Semantic fluency tests have been widely used as a screening test for dementia of Alzheimer type. However, few studies have explored the application of semantic fluency tests in Mandarin Chinese speakers.
Ming-Ching Lin, Yu-Chun Chih
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After cochlear implantation in older adults, enhanced working memory does not fully mediate the relationship between CI and improved semantic fluency [PDF]
Frontiers in Aging NeuroscienceAimStudies indicate that semantic fluency improved after cochlear implantation (CI) in older adults, but not in young and middle-aged adults. We were interested in identifying cognitive variables that are associated with this improvement.
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Segregated circuits for phonemic and semantic fluency: A novel patient-tailored disconnection study [PDF]
NeuroImage: Clinical, 2022 Phonemic and semantic fluency are neuropsychological tests widely used to assess patients’ language and executive abilities and are highly sensitive tests in detecting language deficits in glioma patients. However, the networks that are involved in these
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Levodopa modulates semantic fluency and uniqueness in non‐demented patients with progressive supranuclear palsy [PDF]
Brain and BehaviorIntroduction Semantic fluency is the ability to name items from a given category within a limited time, which relies on semantic knowledge, working memory, and executive function.
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Semantic, phonologic, and verb fluency in Huntington's disease [PDF]
Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2007 Verbal fluency tasks have been identified as important indicators of executive functioning impairment in patients with frontal lobe dysfunction. Although the usual evaluation of this ability considers phonologic and semantic criteria, there is some ...
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Dissociating frontal and temporal correlates of phonological and semantic fluency in a large sample of left hemisphere stroke patients [PDF]
NeuroImage: Clinical, 2019 Previous lesion studies suggest that semantic and phonological fluency are differentially subserved by distinct brain regions in the left temporal and the left frontal cortex, respectively.
Charlotte S.M. Schmidt +13 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 The present study investigated the Executive Functions (EF) of inhibition, mental flexibility and phonemic and semantic fluency in a one-year follow-up assessment of patients diagnosed with first episode Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
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Semantic fluency deficits and associated brain activity in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment [PDF]
Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2022 Jihyun Yang +2 more
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Semantic Fluency Predicts Gait Velocity in PSP. [PDF]
Ann Indian Acad Neurol, 2021 Context: Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a large-scale network disease resulting in variable signs and symptoms including gait impairment and higher order cognitive dysfunction. Despite few studies showing the association of falls and cognitive dysfunction, the existing literature is yet to establish the exact ...
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