Neuropsychological Tests

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Function of hippocampus in "insight" of problem solving.

Since the work of Wolfgang Kohler, the process of "insight" in problem solving has been the subject of considerable investigation. Yet, the neural correlates of "insight" remain unknown. Theoretically, "insight" means the reorientation of ones thinking, ...
Jing Luo, Kazuhisa Niki (Hippocampus, 2003)
function-hippocampus-insight-problem-solving.asp

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Does the cerebellum contribute to specific aspects of attention?

We present data on attentional and neuropsychological functions of 16 patients with focal cerebellar lesions (13 tumours, 3 haematomas) compared to normative test data, and to 11 control subjects matched for age, gender, and years of education. Patients ...
Birgit Gottwald, Zoran Mihajlovic, Barbara Wilde, Hubertus Maximilian Mehdorn (Neuropsychologia, 2003)
cerebellum-contribute-specific-aspects-attention.asp

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Disturbed monitoring and response inhibition in patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome and co-morbid obsessive compulsive disorder.

OBJECTIVE: Fronto-striatal dysfunction has been discussed as underlying symptoms of Tourette syndrome (TS) with co-morbid Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This suggests possible impairments of executive functions in this disorder, which were ...
Sandra Verena Müller, Sönke Johannes, Berdieke Wieringa, Axel Weber, Kirsten Müller-Vahl, Mike Matzke, Hans Kolbe, Reinhard Dengler, Thomas F Münte (Behav Neurol, 2003)
disturbed-monitoring-response-inhibition-patients-gilles-de-la.asp

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Perceptual organization based upon spatial relationships in Alzheimers disease.

Alzheimers disease (AD) is often accompanied by impaired object recognition, thereby reducing the ability to recognize common objects and familiar faces. Impaired recognition may stem from decreased efficacy in integrating visual information. Studies of ...
Daniel D Kurylo, Walter C Allan, T Edward Collins, Joshua Baron (Behav Neurol, 2003)
perceptual-organization-based-spatial-relationships-alzheimer-s.asp

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Effects of prismatic adaptation on judgements of spatial extent in peripersonal and extrapersonal space.

Recent research has shown that visuomotor adaptation to a lateral displacement of the visual field induces significant perceptual aftereffects in normal observers, and in right hemisphere patients with spatial neglect [Neuroreport 11 (2000) 1899; Nature ...
Nadja Berberovic, Jason B Mattingley (Neuropsychologia, 2003)
effects-prismatic-adaptation-judgements-spatial-extent-peripersonal.asp

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Correlates of cognitive impairment in elderly residents of long term care institutions in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, Mexico.

AIM: To determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment and to examine the correlation between demographic and social factors, the activities of daily living (ADL), and depression with cognitive function in elderly Mexicans living in nursing homes. ...
E D Arias-Merino, I Orozco-Mares, L C Garabito-Esparza, L Fernandez-Cruz, M J Arias-Merino, A Celis de la Rosa, C Cabrera-Pivaral, G J Gonzalez-P Rez (J Nutr Health Aging, 2003)
correlates-cognitive-impairment-elderly-residents-long-term-care.asp

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Theory of mind and psychopathy: can psychopathic individuals read the language of the eyes?

There have been suggestions that Theory of Mind (ToM) impairment might lead to aggressive behaviour and psychopathy. Psychopathic and matched non-psychopathic individuals, as defined by the Hare Psychopathy Checklist [The Hare Psychopath ...
R A Richell, D G V Mitchell, C Newman, A Leonard, S Baron-Cohen, R J R Blair (Neuropsychologia, 2003)
theory-mind-psychopathy-psychopathic-individuals-read-language-eyes.asp

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Visual object and face processing in mild-to-moderate Alzheimers disease: from segmentation to imagination.

Little is known about the fate of higher level visual perception and visual mental imagery in the early stages of Alzheimers disease (AD). In this study, we assessed these abilities in a group of mild-to-moderate AD patients using tasks selected to ...
Lynette J Tippett, Kirsty Blackwood, Martha J Farah (Neuropsychologia, 2003)
visual-object-face-processing-mild-moderate-alzheimer-s-disease.asp

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Decisions, decisions: analysis of age, cohort, and time of testing on framing of risky decision options.

Decision making in uncertain environments is a daily challenge faced by adults of all ages. Framing decision options as either gains or losses is a common method of altering decision-making behavior. In the experiment reported here, benchmark ...
Christopher B Mayhorn, Arthur D Fisk, Justin D Whittle (Hum Factors, 2002WINTER)
decisions-decisions-analysis-age-cohort-time-testing-framing-risky.asp

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Methylphenidate improves Stroop naming speed, but not response interference, in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of methylphenidate (MPH) on response interference, as measured by the Stoop Color and Word Test, in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Response interference is a ...
Anne-Claude Bedard, Abel Ickowicz, Rosemary Tannock (J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol, 2002WINTER)
methylphenidate-improves-stroop-naming-speed-not-response.asp