The first 6 years of life are when 90% of brain development occurs, setting the foundation for lifelong neurodevelopment. The field of infant and early childhood neurodevelopment has made marginal advancements since introduced in 1988. There …
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Bianca C. Bondi, Vanessa K. Tassone, Oana Bucsea, Mary Desrocher, Debra J. Pepler
Hormonal treatments (HT) for prostate cancer (e.g., androgen deprivation therapy) yield clinical and survival benefits, yet adverse cognitive changes may be a side effect. Since psychosocial factors are largely modifiable, interventions targeting …
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Lorna Pembroke, Kerry A. Sherman, Heather Francis, Haryana M. Dhillon, Howard Gurney, David Gillatt
Meta-analyses often present flexibility regarding their inclusion criteria, outcomes of interest, statistical analyses, and assessments of the primary studies. For this reason, it is necessary to transparently report all the information that could …
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Alejandro Sandoval-Lentisco, Rubén López-Nicolás, Miriam Tortajada, José Antonio López-López, Julio Sánchez-Meca
Reading difficulties are amongst the most commonly reported problems in individuals with homonymous visual field defects (HVFDs). To be able to provide guidance for healthcare professionals considering offering reading training, researchers in …
Authors:
S. Tol, G. A. de Haan, E. M. J. L. Postuma, J. L. Jansen, J. Heutink
It is increasingly recognized that cognitive symptoms are a common sequelae of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and are associated with adverse functional consequences. However, estimates of cognitive impairment (CIm) prevalence vary widely.
Disability arising from post-stroke cognitive impairment is a likely contributor to the poor quality of life (QoL) stroke survivors and their carers frequently experience, but this has not been summarily quantified. A systematic literature review …
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Renerus J. Stolwyk, Tijana Mihaljcic, Dana K. Wong, Diana Ramirez Hernandez, Brittany Wolff, Jeffrey M. Rogers
The Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) was designed to assess decision-making under conditions of complexity and uncertainty; it is currently one of the most widely used tests to assess decision-making in both experimental and clinical settings. In the …
Researchers and clinicians have long used meaningful intransitive (i.e., not tool-related; MFI) gestures to assess apraxia—a complex and frequent motor-cognitive disorder. Nevertheless, the neurocognitive bases of these gestures remain …
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Josselin Baumard, Alice Laniepce, Mathieu Lesourd, Léna Guezouli, Virginie Beaucousin, Maureen Gehin, François Osiurak, Angela Bartolo
Over the past decade, research using virtual reality and serious game-based instruments for assessing spatial navigation and spatial memory in at-risk and AD populations has risen. We systematically reviewed the literature since 2012 to identify …
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Juan Pablo Sánchez-Escudero, Ana María Galvis-Herrera, David Sánchez-Trujillo, Laura Cristina Torres-López, Cole J. Kennedy, Daniel Camilo Aguirre-Acevedo, Mauricio A. Garcia-Barrera, Natalia Trujillo
Individuals possessing a Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM) demonstrate an exceptional ability to recall their own past, excelling most when dates from their lifetime are used as retrieval cues. Fully understanding how neurocognitive …
Semantic interference (SI) and phonological facilitation (PF) effects occur when multiple representations are co-activated simultaneously in complex naming paradigms, manipulating the context in which word production is set. Although the …
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Eleonora Arrigoni, Eleonora Rappo, Costanza Papagno, Leonor J. Romero Lauro, Alberto Pisoni
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with significant cognitive deficits during the acute and remitted stages. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the course of cognitive function whilst considering …
Autism is more frequently diagnosed in males, with evidence suggesting that females are more likely to be misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed. Possibly, the male/female ratio imbalance relates to phenotypic and camouflaging differences between genders.
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Sara Cruz, Sabela Conde-Pumpido Zubizarreta, Ana Daniela Costa, Rita Araújo, Júlia Martinho, María Tubío-Fungueiriño, Adriana Sampaio, Raquel Cruz, Angel Carracedo, Montse Fernández-Prieto
Apathy, the deficit of goal-directed behaviour, is well recognised as one of the most debilitating syndromes after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, mechanisms underlying apathy, or at least factors associated with apathy …
Numerous psychologists have shown interest in applying neuropsychological tests to study intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators and gain a further understanding of the underlying nature of this type of violence. However, up until now, no …
Authors:
Ángel Romero-Martínez, Carolina Sarrate-Costa, Luis Moya-Albiol
Previous studies have investigated the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognitive functions. However, these studies reported inconsistent results due to differences in experiment design, measurements, and stimulation …
Delivery of neuropsychological interventions addressing the cognitive, psychological, and behavioural consequences of brain conditions is increasingly recognised as an important, if not essential, skill set for clinical neuropsychologists. It has …
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Dana Wong, Kerryn Pike, Rene Stolwyk, Kelly Allott, Jennie Ponsford, Adam McKay, Wendy Longley, Pascalle Bosboom, Antoinette Hodge, Glynda Kinsella, Loren Mowszowski
Social cognition remains one of the most difficult cognitive domains to assess in diverse populations due to a lack of culturally appropriate tools. This study systematically reviewed literature on neuropsychological tests for social cognition …
Authors:
Renelle Bourdage, Pauline Narme, Raquel Neeskens, Janne Papma, Sanne Franzen
Prospective memory (PM) is the ability to remember to perform planned actions in a future moment and it is of fundamental importance for an independent and autonomous lifestyle from development to late adulthood. Deficits in episodic memory and …
Interventions addressing cognitive and emotional difficulties after acquired brain injury (ABI) often focus on specific impairments in cognition or mood. These interventions can be effective at addressing their specific target, but do not …
Authors:
Alexandra Davies, Jeffrey M. Rogers, Katharine Baker, Lily Li, Joshua Llerena, Roshan das Nair, Dana Wong
