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The relationship between working memory and anxiety in individuals with early treated phenylketonuria (PKU). Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Kelly M Boland, Meriah S Schoen, Rani H Singh, Hayley E Clocksin, Mackenzie N Cissne, Shawn E Christ
Although early diagnosis and treatment prevent the severe impairments associated with untreated phenylketonuria (PKU), individuals with early treated PKU (ETPKU) nonetheless experience significant neurocognitive and psychological sequelae, including difficulties in working memory (WM) and increased risk of anxiety. The primary objective of the present study was to examine the extent to which anxiety
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Effect of multiple sclerosis and aging on prospective memory using the ecological test of prospective memory. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Kim Charest, Marie-Julie Potvin, Estefania Brando, Alexandra Tremblay, Élaine Roger, Pierre Duquette, Isabelle Rouleau
Prospective memory (PM) is the ability to remember to produce an action at a specific moment in the future signaled by the occurrence of a specific event (event-based [EB] condition), a time or a time interval (time-based [TB] condition). Detection of the appropriate moment corresponds to the prospective component, while production of the appropriate action corresponds to the retrospective component
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Potential cognitive risks of generative transformer-based AI chatbots on higher order executive functions. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Umberto León-Domínguez
Chat generative retrained transformer (ChatGPT) represents a groundbreaking advancement in Artificial Intelligence (AI-chatbot) technology, utilizing transformer algorithms to enhance natural language processing and facilitating their use for addressing specific tasks. These AI chatbots can respond to questions by generating verbal instructions similar to those a person would provide during the problem-solving
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Vulnerability to semantic and phonological interference in normal aging and amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Marie-Joëlle Chasles, Sven Joubert, Jessica Cole, Émilie Delage, Isabelle Rouleau
To determine whether the increased vulnerability to semantic interference previously observed in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) is specifically associated with semantic material or if it also affects other types of material, suggesting generalized executive and inhibitory impairment.
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Error processing in young adulthood: Age-related differences in electrophysiology and behavioral performance. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Martina Knežević
The error-related negativity (ERN) and the error positivity (Pe) are electrophysiological components of error processing that develop throughout adolescence and into adulthood. As young people in their early 20s make many important life decisions, the inability to monitor and adapt behavior appropriately may interfere with their personal goals, such as educational or professional achievements. The
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True and false memory priming of perceptual closure problems in healthy older adults and older adults with Alzheimer's disease. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Mark L Howe, Shazia Akhtar
The present study set out to investigate whether false memories for pictures exhibit priming effects in older adult controls (OACs) and people with early onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). We conducted two studies to examine whether false memories for pictures had a priming effect on a perceptual closure task (PCT).
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Spatial attention modulation of the brain network involved in mental time travel. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Claudia Casadio, Ivan Patané, Daniela Ballotta, Michela Candini, Fausta Lui, Francesca Benuzzi, Francesca Frassinetti
The ability to mental time travel (MTT) consists in moving along a cognitive and spatially oriented representation of time, that is, an ideal mental time line, where past and future events are, respectively, located on the left and on the right portion of such a line. A shift of spatial attention by prismatic adaptation (PA) influences this spatial coding of time, thus affecting MTT. Here, we investigated
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The relationship between social cognitive processes and behavior changes in people with amnestic mild cognitive impairment or dementia using the Edinburgh Social Cognition Test (ESCoT). Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 R Asaad Baksh, Sarah E MacPherson, Bonnie Auyeung, Suvankar Pal, Sharon Abrahams
People with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) or dementia often exhibit a decline in their social abilities, but few tests of social cognition exist that are suitable for clinical use. Moreover, the relationship between changes in behavior and impairments in social cognition is poorly understood. We examined the utility of the Edinburgh Social Cognition Test (ESCoT) in people with aMCI/dementia
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Does early adversity predict executive functioning difficulties among undergraduates? Dissociations among self-report, performance, and EEG measures. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Rebecca J Compton, Eric Kopczynski, Keishla Sanchez, Katrina Severtson, Joanna Gengo, Olivia Ahart, Lauren Handler
The present research aimed to determine whether self-reports of early adversity predicted individual differences in self-reported and laboratory-measured executive functioning in college-aged samples.
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A diffusion decision model analysis of the cognitive effects of neurofeedback for ADHD. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Nadja R Ging-Jehli, Quinn A Painter, Helena A Kraemer, Michelle E Roley-Roberts, Catherine Panchyshyn, Roger deBeus, L Eugene Arnold
To examine cognitive effects of neurofeedback (NF) for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a secondary outcome of a randomized clinical trial.
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Identifying and distinguishing cognitive profiles among virally suppressed people with HIV. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Erin E Sundermann, Raha Dastgheyb, David J Moore, Alison S Buchholz, Mark W Bondi, Ronald J Ellis, Scott L Letendre, Robert K Heaton, Leah H Rubin
Cognitive deficits are common among people with HIV (PWH), even when virally suppressed. We identified cognitive profiles among virally suppressed PWH and determined how sociodemographic, clinical/behavioral, and HIV disease characteristics distinguish profile membership.
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Increased intraindividual variability in reaction time performance is associated with emerging cognitive decline in cognitively unimpaired adults. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Roos J Jutten, Rebecca E Amariglio, Paul Maruff, Michael J Properzi, Dorene M Rentz, Keith A Johnson, Reisa A Sperling, Kathryn V Papp
To investigate whether intraindividual variability (IIV) in reaction time (RT) over monthly administered cognitive tasks is increased in cognitively unimpaired older adults who are at risk for cognitive decline, and whether this is independent of mean RT performance.
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Capturing learning curves with the multiday Boston Remote Assessment of Neurocognitive Health (BRANCH): Feasibility, reliability, and validity. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Emma L Weizenbaum, Daniel Soberanes, Stephanie Hsieh, Cassidy P Molinare, Rachel F Buckley, Rebecca A Betensky, Michael J Properzi, Gad A Marshall, Dorene M Rentz, Keith A Johnson, Reisa A Sperling, Rebecca E Amariglio, Kathryn V Papp
Unsupervised remote digital cognitive assessment makes frequent testing feasible and allows for measurement of learning over repeated evaluations on participants' own devices. This provides the opportunity to derive individual multiday learning curve scores over short intervals. Here, we report feasibility, reliability, and validity, of a 7-day cognitive battery from the Boston Remote Assessment for
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Effects of aging on externally cued and internally driven uncertainty representations. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Laura E Korthauer,Elena K Festa,Zachary T Gemelli,Mingjian He,William C Heindel
OBJECTIVE The Hick-Hyman law states that response time (RT) increases linearly with increasing information uncertainty. The effects of aging on uncertainty representations in choice RT paradigms remain unclear, including whether aging differentially affects processes mediating externally cued versus internally driven uncertainty. This study sought to characterize age-related differences in uncertainty
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Catastrophizing is associated with excess cognitive symptom reporting after mild traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Shuyuan Shi,Edwina L Picon,Mathilde Rioux,William J Panenka,Noah D Silverberg
OBJECTIVE Persistent cognitive symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) often do not correlate with objective neuropsychological performance. Catastrophizing (i.e., excessively negative interpretations of symptoms) may help explain this discrepancy. We hypothesize that symptom catastrophizing will be associated with greater cognitive symptom reporting relative to neuropsychological test performance
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Replicating the classification accuracy of the Verbal Paired Associates and Visual Reproduction recognition trials as embedded performance validity tests. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Iulia Crisan,Natalie May,Luciano Giromini,Robert M Roth,Laszlo A Erdodi
OBJECTIVE This study was designed to replicate previous research on the clinical utility of the Verbal Paired Associates (VPA) and Visual Reproduction (VR) subtests of the WMS-IV as embedded performance validity tests (PVTs) and perform a critical item (CR) analysis within the VPA recognition trial. METHOD Archival data were collected from a mixed clinical sample of 119 adults (MAge = 42.5, MEducation
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Parental warmth, stressful life events, and impulsivity: A gene-environment-wide interaction study. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Xinrui Wang,Hejun Liu,Qinghua He,Chuansheng Chen,Gui Xue,Qi Dong,Chunhui Chen
OBJECTIVE Impulsivity is influenced by genetic, neural, and environmental factors, but no study has examined how these factors work together to generate individual differences in impulsivity. The present study aimed to define the functional network that subserves impulsivity and test its relations with the gene-environment interactions found in the gene-environment-wide interaction study. METHOD This
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Working memory and math skills in children with and without ADHD. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Fatou Gaye,Nicole B Groves,Elizabeth S M Chan,Alissa M Cole,Emma M Jaisle,Elia F Soto,Michael J Kofler
OBJECTIVE Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) frequently demonstrate deficits in working memory and in multiple domains of math skills, including underdeveloped problem-solving and computation skills. The Baddeley model of working memory posits a multicomponent system, including a domain-general central executive and two domain-specific subsystems-phonological short-term memory
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Dissociating the impact of alexithymia and impaired self-awareness on emotional distress and aggression after traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Suvi P Dockree,Cathal W Ffrench,Jodie A L O'Hara,Paul A Carroll,Paul M Dockree,Brian E McGuire
OBJECTIVE Alexithymia, a deficit in identifying and describing feelings, is prevalent in traumatic brain injury (TBI). Sometimes referred to as "emotional unawareness," we sought to investigate whether alexithymia after TBI was related to, or distinct from, impaired self-awareness (ISA) and whether the two predicted differentiable emotional and aggression profiles. Further, the mediating role of frontal
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Multitrial free recall for evaluating memory. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 R T Adrogue,N Herz,D J Halpern,J Tracy,M J Kahana
OBJECTIVE Much of our knowledge concerning the neural basis of human memory derives from lab-based verbal recall tasks. Outside of the lab, clinicians use validated and normed neuropsychological tests to assess patients' memory function and to evaluate clinical interventions. Here we sought to establish the clinical validity of examining memory through multitrial free recall of semantically organized
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What's in a score: A longitudinal investigation of scores based on item response theory and classical test theory for the Amsterdam Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire in cognitively normal and impaired older adults. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-07 Mark A Dubbelman, Merel C Postema, Roos J Jutten, John E Harrison, Craig W Ritchie, André Aleman, Frank Jan de Jong, Benjamin D Schalet, Caroline B Terwee, Wiesje M van der Flier, Philip Scheltens, Sietske A M Sikkes
We aimed to investigate whether item response theory (IRT)-based scoring allows for a more accurate, responsive, and less biased assessment of everyday functioning than traditional classical test theory (CTT)-based scoring, as measured with the Amsterdam Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire.
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Special issue on "Novel neuropsychological instruments for the prodromal and preclinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease". Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-8-21 Giovanni Augusto Carlesimo, Maria Stefania De Simone
Dementia is one of the most challenging health and social emergencies today. It affects more than 55 million people worldwide with epidemiological projections of reaching 140 million people in 2050. Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the clinical-pathological entity responsible for 60%-70% of all dementia cases, rests currently on the demonstration of cerebrospinal fluid or neuroimaging biomarkers
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Inhibitory control impairment in social disinhibition following severe traumatic brain injury: An experimental study using social and nonsocial go/no-go task. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Michaela Filipčíková,Skye McDonald
OBJECTIVE Inhibitory control impairment is highly prevalent following traumatic brain injury (TBI). There have not been any empirical investigations into whether this could explain social disinhibition following severe TBI. Further, social context may be important in studying social disinhibition. Therefore, the objectives of this research study were to investigate the role of inhibitory control impairment
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Multiple sclerosis is associated with differences in semantic memory structure. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-03 Amy L Lebkuecher,Abigail L Cosgrove,Lauren B Strober,Nancy D Chiaravalloti,Michele T Diaz
OBJECTIVE Although language is often considered to be largely intact in multiple sclerosis (MS), word-finding difficulties are a common complaint. Recent work suggests that declines in language are not solely the result of motoric and cognitive slowing that is most strongly associated with MS. Network science approaches have been effectively used to examine network structure as it relates to clinical
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Executive functions beyond the "Holy Trinity": A scoping review. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Natália Martins Dias,Isabela Espezin Helsdingen,Eduarda Kammers Rita Momm de Lins,Camila Erlinda Etcheverria,Vanessa de Araújo Dechen,Luana Steffen,Caroline de Oliveira Cardoso,Fernanda Machado Lopes
OBJECTIVE Executive functions (EFs) are a multifaceted construct, important for several outcomes throughout life. The most commonly addressed executive components are inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility. To map how other executive components are addressed conceptually and methodologically in the literature, a scoping review was carried out. METHOD The Preferred Reporting Items
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Central executive training for ADHD: Impact on organizational skills at home and school. A randomized controlled trial. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-13 Elizabeth S M Chan,Fatou Gaye,Alissa M Cole,Leah J Singh,Michael J Kofler
OBJECTIVE The current randomized controlled trial (RCT) was the first to examine the benefits of central executive training (CET, which trains the working components of working memory [WM]) for reducing organizational skills difficulties relative to a carefully matched neurocognitive training intervention (inhibitory control training [ICT]). METHOD A carefully phenotyped sample of 73 children with
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Production of emotions conveyed by voice in Parkinson's disease: Association between variability of fundamental frequency and gray matter volumes of regions involved in emotional prosody. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-13 Isabella Anzuino,Francesca Baglio,Laura Pelizzari,Monia Cabinio,Federica Biassoni,Martina Gnerre,Valeria Blasi,Maria Caterina Silveri,Sonia Di Tella
OBJECTIVE Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with impairment in producing emotions conveyed by voice which could depend on motor limitations of the vocal apparatus and/or alterations in emotional processing. This study explores the relationship between the standard deviation of fundamental frequency (F0SD) of emotional speech and the volume of specific gray matter regions. METHOD Fifteen PD patients
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Social cognitive disruptions in multiple sclerosis: The role of executive (dys)function. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Charlotte R Pennington, Michelle C-S-Y Oxtoby, Daniel J Shaw
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, resulting in a range of potential motor and cognitive impairments. The latter can affect both executive functions that orchestrate general goal-directed behavior and social cognitive processes that support our ability to interact with others and maintain healthy interpersonal relationships. Despite a long history
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Interference and attentional switching in aging. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Chris A Schumann, Nathan J Evans, Gail A Robinson
Diffusion decision modeling (DDM) is a validated cognitive modeling method that has been used to provide insights into why older adults are slower than younger adults on a wide variety of cognitive tasks. DDM results have shown that increased processing time, caution, and sensorimotor factors have explained most of this slowing. Enhanced attentional processing of irrelevant information by older adults
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Understanding nonliteral language abilities in children with neurofibromatosis type 1. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Kristina M Haebich, Natalie A Pride, Alana Collins, Melanie Porter, Vicki Anderson, Alice Maier, Hayley Darke, Kathryn N North, Jonathan M Payne
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) is a genetic syndrome that affects cognitive, behavioral, and social development. Nonliteral language (NLL) comprehension has not been examined in children with NF1. This study examined NLL comprehension in children with NF1 and associated neuropsychological correlates.
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Inhibitory control and alcohol use history predict changes in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Joseph DeGutis,Sam Agnoli,Charles E Gaudet,Anna Stumps,Sahra Kim,Travis C Evans,Audreyana Jagger-Rickels,William Milberg,Regina McGlinchey,Catherine B Fortier,Michael Esterman
OBJECTIVE Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with significant disability and can become chronic. Predictors of PTSD symptom changes over time, especially in those with a PTSD diagnosis, remain incompletely characterized. METHOD In the present study, we examined 187 post-9/11 veterans (Mage = 32.8 years, 87% male) diagnosed with PTSD who performed two extensive clinical and cognitive
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Childhood maltreatment and midlife cognitive functioning: A longitudinal study of the roles of social support and social isolation. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-29 Molly Maxfield,Xuechen Li,Cathy Spatz Widom
OBJECTIVE Negative consequences of childhood maltreatment have been well-documented, including poorer executive functioning and nonverbal reasoning in midlife. However, not all adults with a history of childhood maltreatment manifest these outcomes, suggesting the presence of risk and protective factors. Based on growing empirical support for the importance of social variables in understanding neuropsychological
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The "when" matters: Evidence from memory markers in the clinical continuum of Alzheimer's disease. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-25 Gonzalo Forno, Mario A Parra, Daniela Thumala, Roque Villagra, Mauricio Cerda, Pedro Zitko, Agustín Ibañez, Patricia Lillo, Andrea Slachevsky
Cognitive assessment able to detect impairments in the early neuropathological stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is urgently needed. The visual short-term memory binding task (VSTMBT) and the Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT) have been recommended by the neurodegenerative disease working group as promising tests to aid in the early detection of AD. In this study, we investigated their
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The utility of word list and story recall for identifying older U.S. Chinese immigrants with cognitive impairment. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-25 Clara Li, Yue Hong, Kun Wang, Judith Neugroschl, Carolyn W Zhu, Xiaoyi Zeng, Xiao Yang, Amy Aloysi, Hillel Grossman, Dongming Cai, Jessica Spat-Lemus, Jane Martin, Margaret Sewell, Mary Sano
This study examined the utility of the Chinese-language translations of the word list memory test (Philadelphia Verbal Learning Test) and story memory test (Logical Memory subtest of the Wechsler Memory Scale) for differentiating cognitive diagnosis in older U.S. Chinese immigrants.
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Ceiling effects and differential measurement precision across calibrated cognitive scores in the Framingham Study. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-01 Phoebe Scollard,Seo-Eun Choi,Michael L Lee,Shubhabrata Mukherjee,Emily H Trittschuh,R Elizabeth Sanders,Laura E Gibbons,Prajakta Joshi,Sherral Devine,Rhoda Au,Kristen Dams-O'Connor,Andrew J Saykin,Sudha Seshadri,Alexa Beiser,Hugo J Aparicio,Joel Salinas,Mitzi M Gonzales,Matthew P Pase,Saptaparni Ghosh,Rebecca Finney,Jesse Mez,Paul K Crane
OBJECTIVE To calibrate cognitive assessment data across multiple waves of the Framingham Heart Study (FHS), addressing study design considerations, ceiling effects, and measurement precision. METHOD FHS participants completed several cognitive assessments including screening instruments and more comprehensive batteries at different study visits. We used expert opinion to assign each cognitive test
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Linking self-perceived cognitive functioning questionnaires using item response theory: The subjective cognitive decline initiative. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-01 Laura A Rabin,Sietske A M Sikkes,Douglas Tommet,Richard N Jones,Paul K Crane,Milushka M Elbulok-Charcape,Mark A Dubbelman,Rebecca Koscik,Rebecca E Amariglio,Rachel F Buckley,Mercè Boada,Gaël Chételat,Bruno Dubois,Kathryn A Ellis,Katherine A Gifford,Angela L Jefferson,Frank Jessen,Sterling Johnson,Mindy J Katz,Richard B Lipton,Tobias Luck,Eleni Margioti,Paul Maruff,Jose Luis Molinuevo,Audrey Perrotin
OBJECTIVE Self-perceived cognitive functioning, considered highly relevant in the context of aging and dementia, is assessed in numerous ways-hindering the comparison of findings across studies and settings. Therefore, the present study aimed to link item-level self-report questionnaire data from international aging studies. METHOD We harmonized secondary data from 24 studies and 40 different questionnaires
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Measurement precision across cognitive domains in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) data set. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-01 Paul K Crane,Seo-Eun Choi,Michael Lee,Phoebe Scollard,R Elizabeth Sanders,Brandon Klinedinst,Connie Nakano,Emily H Trittschuh,Jesse Mez,Andrew J Saykin,Laura E Gibbons,Chun Wang,Dan Mungas,Ruoyi Zhu,Nancy S Foldi,Melissa Lamar,Roos Jutten,Sietske A M Sikkes,Evan Grandoit,Laura A Rabin,Richard N Jones,Doug Tommet,Shubhabrata Mukherjee
OBJECTIVE To demonstrate measurement precision of cognitive domains in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) data set. METHOD Participants with normal cognition (NC), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and Alzheimer's disease (AD) were included from all ADNI waves. We used data from each person's last study visit to calibrate scores for memory, executive function, language, and visuospatial
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Correction to Leonhardt et al. (2019). Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-01
Reports an error in "Awareness of olfactory dysfunction in Parkinson's disease" by Birgit Leonhardt, Ramin Tahmasebi, Reinhold Jagsch, Walter Pirker and Johann Lehrner (Neuropsychology, 2019[Jul], Vol 33[5], 633-641). In the article (https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0000544), Ramin Tahmasebi was removed as an author. The online version of this article has been corrected. (The following abstract of the original
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Misinterpreting cognitive change over multiple timepoints: When practice effects meet age-related decline. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Mark Sanderson-Cimino, Ruohui Chen, Xin M Tu, Jeremy A Elman, Amy J Jak, William S Kremen
Practice effects (PE) on cognitive testing have been shown to delay detection of impairment and impede our ability to assess change. When decline over time is expected, as with older adults or progressive diseases, failure to adequately address PEs may lead to inaccurate conclusions because PEs artificially boost scores while pathology- or age-related decline reduces scores. Unlike most methods, a
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Relationships between hourly cognitive variability and risk of Alzheimer's disease revealed with mixed-effects location scale models. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Andrew J Aschenbrenner, Jason Hassenstab, John C Morris, Carlos Cruchaga, Joshua J Jackson
Observational studies on aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) typically focus on mean-level changes in cognitive performance over relatively long periods of time (years or decades). Additionally, some studies have examined how trial-level fluctuations in speeded reaction time are related to both age and AD. The aim of the current project was to describe patterns of variability across repeated days of
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History of traumatic brain injury does not alter course of neurocognitive decline in older adults with and without cognitive impairment. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Jeff Schaffert, Hsueh-Sheng Chiang, Hudaisa Fatima, Christian LoBue, John Hart, C Munro Cullum
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) history is associated with dementia risk, but it is unclear whether TBI history significantly hastens neurocognitive decline in older adults.
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Harmonization of neuropsychological and other clinical endpoints: Pitfalls and possibilities. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-4-4 David F Tate, Emily L Dennis, Hannah M Lindsey, Elisabeth A Wilde
This special issue brings together different methods for improving harmonization of existing (i.e., legacy) and future research data. We expect that when these methods are fully deployed, they will benefit research on various clinical conditions by allowing researchers to explore more nuanced questions using larger and more ethnically, socially, and economically diverse samples than previously available
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Concurrent validity and reliability of suicide risk assessment instruments: A meta-analysis of 20 instruments across 27 international cohorts. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-4-4 Adrian I Campos, Laura S Van Velzen, Dick J Veltman, Elena Pozzi, Sonia Ambrogi, Elizabeth D Ballard, Nerisa Banaj, Zeynep Başgöze, Sophie Bellow, Francesco Benedetti, Irene Bollettini, Katharina Brosch, Erick J Canales-Rodríguez, Emily K Clarke-Rubright, Lejla Colic, Colm G Connolly, Philippe Courtet, Kathryn R Cullen, Udo Dannlowski, Maria R Dauvermann, Christopher G Davey, Jeremy Deverdun, Katharina
A major limitation of current suicide research is the lack of power to identify robust correlates of suicidal thoughts or behavior. Variation in suicide risk assessment instruments used across cohorts may represent a limitation to pooling data in international consortia.
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Phonological working memory in children with and without ADHD: A systematic evaluation of recall errors. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Delanie K Roberts, R Matt Alderson, Caitlin C Bullard
Phonological working memory impairments associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have garnered interest due to reliable evidence of moderate- to large-magnitude between-group (ADHD vs. control) effects, as well their association with a wide range of secondary impairments. However, previous studies are methodologically limited in their ability to identify potential underlying
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Measurement and structural invariance of a neuropsychological battery among Middle Eastern/North African, Black, and White older adults. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Laura B Zahodne, Simon Brauer, Wassim Tarraf, Emily P Morris, Toni C Antonucci, Kristine J Ajrouch
There is a lack of guidance on common neuropsychological measures among Arabic speakers and individuals who identify as Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) in the United States. This study evaluated measurement and structural invariance of a neuropsychological battery across race/ethnicity (MENA, Black, White) and language (Arabic, English).
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But will they use it? Predictors of adoption of an electronic memory aid in individuals with amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-20 Catherine Luna,Diane J Cook,Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe
OBJECTIVE Electronic memory aids are being researched and developed widely to assist the everyday functioning of individuals experiencing cognitive decline. Although development studies show promise in the initial use of electronic memory aids, little is known about the factors that influence adoption of these aids after training ends. METHOD We analyzed the baseline characteristics (e.g., demographics
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An exploratory follow-up study of cannabis use and decision-making under various risk conditions within adolescence. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-20 Erin L Thompson,Ashley R Adams,Ileana Pacheco-Colón,Catalina Lopez-Quintero,Jorge M Limia,William Pulido,Karen Granja,Dayana C Paula,Ingrid Gonzalez,J Megan Ross,Jacqueline C Duperrouzel,Samuel W Hawes,Raul Gonzalez
OBJECTIVE Studies examining the associations between decision-making (DM) and cannabis use (CU) often use cross-sectional, adult samples, and composite scores or single tasks to assess DM. The present study explored differential associations between tasks assessing DM under various risk conditions (i.e., ambiguous vs. explicit; gain vs. loss) and CU frequency, CU-related problems, and CU disorder (CUD)
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Self-assessment of empathy uncovers defective self-awareness in mild cognitive impairment. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-16 Davide Quaranta, Chiara Cerami, Naike Caraglia, Emanuele Maria Costantini, Sonia Di Tella, Maria Caterina Silveri, Stefano Cappa, Simona Gaudino, Camillo Marra, Alessandra Dodich
Self-assessment scales are broadly used to evaluate empathy in neurological patients, but it is conceivable that some discrepancy with caregiver evaluation may emerge as consequence of reduced self-awareness. The aim of the present study was to verify the presence of discrepancies in the self-assessment of empathy in subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and to explore their neural correlates
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Which language is more affected in bilinguals with Alzheimer's disease? Diagnostic sensitivity of the Multilingual Naming Test. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-16 Tamar H Gollan, Alena Stasenko, David P Salmon
This study examined the joint consequences of bilingualism and Alzheimer's disease (AD) for picture naming ability to determine which language is more affected by AD and what scoring methods best distinguish patients from controls.
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Multidomain modifiable dementia risk factors are associated with poorer cognition in midlife. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-16 Lisa Bransby, Emily Rosenich, Rachel F Buckley, Nawaf Yassi, Matthew P Pase, Paul Maruff, Yen Ying Lim
Studies of modifiable dementia risk factors (MDRFs) generally consider MDRFs individually, despite strong evidence that they co-occur in adult populations. In a large sample of middle-aged adults, this study aimed to determine the frequency and co-occurrence of MDRFs, spanning five domains (mood symptomatology, risky lifestyle behaviors, cardiovascular conditions, cognitive/social engagement, sleep
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Computerized cognitive interventions for adults with ADHD: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-09 Pia Elbe,Christian Bäcklund,Mariana Vega-Mendoza,Daniel Sörman,Hanna Malmberg Gavelin,Lars Nyberg,Jessica K Ljungberg
OBJECTIVE Treatments for adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are understudied, compared to children and adolescents with the same condition. In this systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis, we aim to evaluate the outcomes of computerized cognitive training (CCT) interventions in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) including adults with ADHD. METHOD Cognitive outcomes
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Verbal problem-solving in agenesis of the corpus callosum: Analysis using semantic similarity. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-02 Judy J Su,Lynn K Paul,Mark Graves,Jasmine M Turner,Warren S Brown
OBJECTIVE Previous studies demonstrated that individuals with agenesis of the corpus callosum (AgCC) experience difficulties in novel and complex problem-solving. The present study investigated verbal problem-solving, deductive reasoning, and semantic inference in AgCC. METHOD Capacity for semantic inference was tested in 25 individuals with AgCC and normal-range intelligence compared to 29 neurotypical
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Design and validation of the 1-week memory battery for assessing episodic memory and accelerated long-term forgetting in cognitively unimpaired subjects. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-02 Lorena Rami, María León, Natalia Valech, Nina Coll-Padrós, Beatriz Bosch, Jaume Olives, Ana Salinero, Agnès Pérez-Millan, José Luis Molinuevo, Raquel Sánchez-Valle, Adrià Tort-Merino
Subtle decline in memory is thought to arise in the preclinical phase of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, detecting these initial cognitive difficulties cross-sectionally has been challenging, and the exact nature of the decline is still debated. Accelerated long-term forgetting (ALF) has been recently suggested as one of the earliest and most sensitive indicators of memory dysfunction in subjects
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Revisiting the hypothesis of language retrogenesis from an evolutionary perspective. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-02 Antonio Benítez-Burraco, Olga Ivanova
In this article, we reexamine the hypothesis of language retrogenesis, that is, the assumption that language change over healthy ageing mirrors, albeit inversely, language acquisition by the child. We additionally question whether this inverse pattern can as well be observed at the cognitive and neurobiological levels, and whether it can be informative (and a consequence, in fact) of how language evolved
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Daily activity diversity and daily working memory in community-dwelling older adults. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Minxia Luo, Robert Glenn Moulder, Laura K Breitfelder, Christina Röcke
Cross-sectional and long-term longitudinal studies have shown that engagement in diverse activities benefits cognitive performance in older age, but it is unknown whether the beneficial effect holds within persons on a daily basis. This study examines the within-person association between activity diversity and working memory on the same day and its time-lagged directionality between days. It also
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Error monitoring in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: Cognitive correlates and relationship to measures of everyday function. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Carolyn R Pagán, Kayela Arrotta, Reanne Cunningham Chilton, Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe
Accurate error monitoring is important for successful completion of everyday tasks and compensatory strategy use. This study examined how error awareness is impacted in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) compared to cognitively healthy older adults (HOA). Cognitive correlates of error monitoring and relation to objective and self-reported measurement of everyday function were also evaluated
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Predictors of cognitive dysfunction one-year post COVID-19. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-01-05 Sara Cavaco,Gabriela Sousa,Ana Gonçalves,Alexandre Dias,Carlos Andrade,Diogo Pereira,Elaine Araújo Aires,João Moura,Lénia Silva,Ricardo Varela,Sofia Malheiro,Vanessa Oliveira,Armando Teixeira-Pinto,Luís F Maia,Manuel Correia
OBJECTIVES (a) To characterize the frequency of objective cognitive deficits and self-perceived cognitive difficulties and (b) to explore demographic and clinical predictors of cognitive dysfunction and cognitive complaints. METHOD One hundred and ten adults diagnosed with COVID-19 between March and November 2020, aged ≤ 74 years underwent a brief neuropsychological evaluation 12 months after infection
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15-item version of the Boston Naming Test: Normative data for the Latin American Spanish-speaking adult population. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-01-02 Ana delCacho-Tena,Kritzia Merced,Paul B Perrin,Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla,Laiene Olabarrieta-Landa,Diego Rivera
OBJECTIVE Naming is commonly impaired in people with neurodegenerative diseases and brain injury, and as a result, its accurate assessment is essential. The aim of this study was to provide normative data for the 15-item Spanish version of the Boston Naming Test (BNT) for an adult population from eight Latin American countries/regions. METHOD The total sample consisted of 2,828 participants from Argentina
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Further evaluation of narrative description as a measure of cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-22 Stephanie M Reeves, Victoria Williams, Deborah Blacker, Russell L Woods
The narrative description (ND) test objectively measures the ability to understand and describe visual scenes. As subtle differences in speech occur early in cognitive decline, we analyzed linguistic features for their utility in detecting cognitive impairment and predicting downstream decline.
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A review of novel Cognitive Challenge Tests for the assessment of preclinical Alzheimer's disease. Neuropsychology (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Rosie E Curiel Cid,Jordi A Matias-Guiu,David A Loewenstein
OBJECTIVES There is currently a lack of consensus among neuropsychologists about which cognitive assessment paradigms hold the most promise in identifying subtle cognitive deficits in preclinical Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and which are most useful for monitoring risk of cognitive deterioration. Many widely used instruments are older versions of tests originally developed for the assessment of dementia