Neuropsychological Tests

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Sex differences on the serial color-word test.

The Serial Color-Word Test was administered to nonclinical volunteers of three age strata (17-29, 30-45, 46-65 yr.). Sex differences on the 17 variables of the test were explored for each age stratum. Only six significant intersex differences were found. ...
I Alex Rubino, Bianca Pezzarossa, Alberto Siracusano (Percept Mot Skills, 200210)
sex-differences-serial-color-word-test.asp

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Correlation between tests of attention and performance on grooved and Purdue pegboards in normal subjects.

This study investigated the relation between tests of manual dexterity and attentional functions with 49 normal, right-handed medical students (26 women, 23 men, ages 19-30 years) who were assessed with a Purdue Pegboard Test, Grooved Pegboard Test, and ...
Hans Strenge, Uwe Niederberger, Ulrike Seelhorst (Percept Mot Skills, 200210)
correlation-tests-attention-performance-grooved-purdue-pegboards.asp

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Cognitive pharmacotherapy of Alzheimers disease and other dementias.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this paper is to review the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the pharmacotherapy of Alzheimers disease and other dementias and to provide evidence-based recommendations for treatment of the cognitive impairment ...
Nathan Herrmann (Can J Psychiatry, 200210)
cognitive-pharmacotherapy-alzheimer-s-disease-other-dementias.asp

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Brief screening tests for dementia.

OBJECTIVE: To compare brief dementia screening tests as candidates for routine use in primary care practice. METHOD: We selected screening tests that met 2 criteria: 1) administration time of 10 minutes or less in studies including individuals with, and ...
Wendy J Lorentz, James M Scanlan, Soo Borson (Can J Psychiatry, 200210)
brief-screening-tests-dementia.asp

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Cerebral correlates of selective attention in schizophrenic patients with formal thought disorder: a controlled H2 15O-PET study.

There is a widespread belief that formal thought disorders may be associated with disturbed selective attention in schizophrenia. Two hypotheses are derived: (1) patients with slightly pronounced formal thought disorders should differ from those with ...
Ralf Erkwoh, Osama Sabri, Mathias Schreckenberger, Keyvan Setani, Simone Assfalg, László Sturz, Silvius Fehler, Stefan Plessmann (Psychiatry Res, 200210)
cerebral-correlates-selective-attention-schizophrenic-patients-formal.asp

606.

Physical activity, motor ability, and school readiness of 6-yr.-old children.

The aim of this investigation was to study the relationships between physical activity, motor ability, and school readiness in 6-yr.-old children. In total, 294 healthy children from Tartu were studied (161 boys and 133 girls). The physical activity of ...
Leila Oja, Toivo Jürimäe (Percept Mot Skills, 200210)
physical-activity-motor-ability-school-readiness-yr-old-children.asp

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RT and non-RT methodology for semantic priming research with Alzheimers disease patients: a critical review.

This paper provides a critical review of RT and non-RT methodology for the conduct of research on semantic priming in Alzheimers disease (AD) compared to elderly normal (EN) individuals. The review is organized by type of semantic priming (or ...
Beth A Ober (J Clin Exp Neuropsychol, 200210)
rt-non-rt-methodology-semantic-priming-research-alzheimer-s-disease.asp

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German Observational Study of Adult Twins (GOSAT): a multimodal investigation of personality, temperament and cognitive ability.

The German Observational Study of Adult Twins (GOSAT) is the largest population-based observational twin study in Germany to date. Embedded in the Bielefeld Longitudinal Study of Adult Twins (BiLSAT), it addresses the etiology of personality, temperament ...
Frank M Spinath, Alois Angleitner, Peter Borkenau, Rainer Riemann, Heike Wolf (Twin Res, 200210)
german-observational-study-adult-twins-gosat-multimodal.asp

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Famous face recognition and naming test: a normative study.

Tests of famous face recognition and naming, and tasks assessing semantic knowledge about famous people after presentation either of their faces or their names are often used in the neuropsychological examination of aphasic, amnesic and demented ...
S Rizzo, A Venneri, C Papagno (Neurol Sci, 200210)
famous-face-recognition-naming-test-normative-study.asp

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Prediction of school performance using the Miller Assessment for Preschoolers (MAP): a validity study.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the ability of the Miller Assessment for Preschoolers (MAP) to predict academic performance of Israeli preschoolers after a period of 5 to 7 years. METHOD: Thirty children who were classified according ...
Shula Parush, Monica Winokur, Sarina Goldstand, Lucy Jane Miller (Am J Occup Ther, 200209-10)
prediction-school-performance-miller-assessment-preschoolers-map-.asp