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Comparison of category and letter fluency tasks through automated analysis
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 IntroductionCategory and letter fluency tasks are commonly used neuropsychological tasks to evaluate lexical retrieval.MethodsThis study used validated automated methods, which allow for more expansive investigation, to analyze speech production of both ...
Carmen Gonzalez-Recober +8 more
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Semantic verbal fluency in two contrasting languages [PDF]
Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2009 This cross-linguistic study investigated Semantic Verbal Fluency (SVF) performance in 30 American English-speaking and 30 Finnish-speaking healthy elderly adults with different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Despite the different backgrounds of the participant groups, remarkable similarities were found between the groups in the overall SVF ...
Seija, Pekkala +5 more
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Functional and Effective Connectivity Underlying Semantic Verbal Fluency
Brain Topography, 2023 Abstract Semantic verbal fluency (SVF) impairment is present in several neurological disorders. Although activation in SVF-related areas has been reported, how these regions are connected and their functional roles in the network remain divergent.
Isabella Velloso Arrigo +2 more
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Semantic Strength in Dyslexia: neurocognitive correlates of semantic fluency
, 2023 Most studies of dyslexia focus on domains of impairment: reading and phonology among others. Few studies on dyslexia examine possible strengths. In the present study, we investigated a cognitive strength in English-speaking children with dyslexia aged 8-13, namely semantic fluency.
Sladjana Lukic +10 more
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Predictors of Reading Fluency in Second and Third Grade Students: Results from Bosnia and Herzegovina [PDF]
Studia Psychologica, 2019 Learning to read is one of the most important academic accomplishments in the early grades of elementary school. Knowing what factors contribute to reading ability would improve instructional practices.
Haris Memisevic +3 more
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Phonological and semantic strategies in a letter fluency task for people with Alzheimer’s disease
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Objectives:This study investigated whether employing a phonological or semantic strategy elicited a better performance on a letter fluency task for people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD).Methods:Sixty participants with probable AD were extracted from the ...
Jimin Park +4 more
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A semantic strength and neural correlates in developmental dyslexia
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionMost studies of dyslexia focus on domains of impairment (e.g., reading and phonology, among others), but few examine possible strengths.
Sladjana Lukic +21 more
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Three verbal fluency tasks: Normative data and convergent validity in Argentines over 50 years
Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2022 Verbal fluency tasks are frequently used in neuropsychological assessment, standing out for their easy application and good sensitivity to early cognitive impairment. However, in Argentina, the availability of updated norms is limited, especially for the
Pablo Martino +6 more
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Sex Difference in Cognitive Aging for Letter Fluency and Semantic Fluency [PDF]
Journal of Women's Health Care, 2014 This study examined the sex difference in cognitive aging for verbal abilities. To examine developmental changes on Letter Fluency (LFT) and Semantic Fluency (SFT) tests, healthy 224 women and 139 men over 40 years old participated in this study. The results showed that performance of both sex in the 40’s and 50’s remained at the same level, but the ...
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Verbal fluency task performance in persons with moderate intellectual disability [PDF]
Specijalna Edukacija i Rehabilitacija, 2018 Verbal fluency is an indicator of the executive functions and mental lexicon. The aim of this paper is to determine phonemic and semantic productivity in persons with moderate intellectual disability (ID). The sample consisted of 58 persons with moderate
Gligorović Milica +3 more
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