Processing speed and visuospatial executive function predict visual working memory ability in older adults [PDF]
, 2012 Visual working memory (VWM) has been shown to be particularly age sensitive. Determining which measures share variance with this cognitive ability in older adults may help to elucidate the key factors underlying the effects of aging.
Deary, Ian J +12 more
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Clustering and Switching Strategies in Verbal Fluency Tasks: Comparison between Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Healthy Controls [PDF]
Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research, 2019 Background: Recent studies have demonstrated that ALS patients suffer from cognitive and language impairments. One of the most striking and consistent cognitive dysfunctions in these patients is verbal fluency deficits.
Najme Mardani +3 more
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A cross-linguistic comparison of category verbal fluency test (ANIMALS): a systematic review.
Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 2019 BACKGROUND Cross-linguistic information about performance in neuropsychological verbal tests is extremely scarce. It has been suggested that verbal fluency test using animal fluency test is one of the few tests fulfilling the fundamental criteria ...
A. Ardila
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Normative data for highly educated older adults in phonemic and semantic fluency tests [PDF]
Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2023 . Verbal fluency tests are common instruments used in neuropsychological evaluation and screening for cognitive decline. Different studies have suggested normative data for these tests, but new studies that focus on different educational backgrounds are ...
Julianna Pinto de Azevedo +1 more
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Narrative writing, reading and cognitive processes in middle childhood: what are the links? [PDF]
, 2013 This study investigated the relationship between measures of reading and writing, and explored whether cognitive measures known to be related to reading ability were also associated with writing performance in middle childhood.
Larkin, RF, Williams, GJ
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Psychiatria i Psychologia Kliniczna, 2019 Aim: Verbal fluency test (VFT) is a simple tool used to diagnose language functions. Verbal fluency assessment is often used in the detection of cognitive disorders in people from various clinical groups, including patients with dementia syndromes.
Monika Ponichtera-Kasprzykowska +2 more
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Comprehensive verbal fluency features predict executive function performance
Scientific Reports, 2021 Semantic verbal fluency (sVF) tasks are commonly used in clinical diagnostic batteries as well as in a research context. When performing sVF tasks to assess executive functions (EFs) the sum of correctly produced words is the main measure.
J. Amunts +6 more
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Quantitative EEG and Verbal Fluency in DBS Patients: Comparison of Stimulator-On and -Off Conditions
Frontiers in Neurology, 2019 Introduction: Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) ameliorates motor function in patients with Parkinson's disease and allows reducing dopaminergic therapy.
Florian Hatz +5 more
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Qualitative Evaluation of Divergent Thinking in Patients with Schizophrenia
Behavioural Neurology, 2005 Patients with schizophrenia show deficits across a broad spectrum of neurocognitive domains. In particular, deficits in verbal fluency are common. Verbal fluency tests are neuropsychological tests that assess frontal lobe function or executive function ...
Takahiro Nemoto +2 more
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International Psychogeriatrics, 2021 Objectives: Feelings of purpose and meaning in life are protective against consequential cognitive outcomes, including reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
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