Intrusion errors during verbal fluency task in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 BACKGROUND:Numerous studies have noted the presence of a dysexecutive component of the ALS-FTD. The most widely replicated result refers to the significantly reduced verbal fluency of ALS patients when compared to healthy people.
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Phonemic verbal fluency task in adults with high-level literacy [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2016 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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Heritability of semantic verbal fluency task using time-interval analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Individual variability in word generation is a product of genetic and environmental influences. The genetic effects on semantic verbal fluency were estimated in 1,735 participants from the Brazilian Baependi Heart Study. The numbers of exemplars produced
T P Taporoski +11 more
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Activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal axis in response to a verbal fluency task and associations with task performance. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Speech fluency can be impaired in stressful situations. In this study, it was investigated whether a verbal fluency task by itself, i.e. without the presence of any further stressors, induces responses of the hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis and
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Does previous presentation of verbal fluency tasks affect verb fluency performance? [PDF]
Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2016 Background : Performance on the verb fluency (VF) task may be influenced by administration procedures and demographic factors of each population. Objective : The aim of this study was to verify whether the previous administration of semantic and ...
Bárbara Costa Beber +1 more
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Unique signatures in verbal fluency task performance in schizophrenia and depression [PDF]
Schizophrenia Research: CognitionBackground: Verbal fluency tasks reveal consistent impairments among individuals with schizophrenia (SSD) and shed valuable insight on semantic and cognitive processing. However, comparisons with other psychiatric groups remain limited. Doing so may help
Sunghye Cho +7 more
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Intact fluency in autism? A comprehensive approach of verbal fluency task including word imageability and concreteness. [PDF]
Autism Res, 2022 AbstractVerbal fluency is a cognitive function reflecting executive functions and the ability to retrieve the appropriate information from memory quickly. Previous studies reported conflicting results—impaired and intact verbal fluency—in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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Perseverations and switching during a semantic verbal fluency task [PDF]
Alzheimers DementAbstractBackgroundIt is believed that delayed perseveration on a semantic verbal fluency (SVF) test may occur due to impaired working memory (WM). However, the relation between perseveration and switching, and the self‐generated interference one has to overcome when switching back to a previously visited subcategory has not been explored. In this study
Dubey N, Basu J, Ghosh A.
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Strategies and Structures in Verbal Fluency Tasks in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease [PDF]
Behavioural Neurology, 1997 Reduced word production in verbal fluency tasks is a sensitive indicator for brain damage. Patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are supposedly more affected in semantic than in letter fluency, which is probably resulting from partially destroyed ...
J. Kessler, M. Bley, R. Mielke, E. Kalbe
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Taste perception analysis using a semantic verbal fluency task
Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 2014 Maria Ghemulet,1,2 Maria Baskini,3 Lambros Messinis,2,4 Eirini Mouza,1 Hariklia Proios1,5 1Department of Speech Therapy, Anagennisis (Revival) Physical Recovery and Rehabilitation Centre, Nea Raidestos, Filothei, Thessaloniki, Greece; 2Department of ...
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