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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Memory disorders"”.
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Errorless Learning of Prospective Memory Tasks: An Experimental Investigation in People with Memory Disorders.
Prospective Memory (PM), or the ability to act upon delayed intentions, is cognitively complex as it requires a combination of mnemonic, attentional and executive abilities. PM tasks can be particularly challenging for people with cognitive impairment, and it is important to identify effective …
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Neurobiological mechanisms underlying episodic memory retrieval
Memory is a central function of the brain and is essential to everyday life. Memory disorders range from those of memory transience, such as Alzheimer's disease, to those of memory persistence, such as post-traumatic stress disorder. To treat memory disorders, a thorough understanding of memory …
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Functional characterization of Phosphodiesterase-4A in behavior and obesity
Cognitive disorders such as depression, anxiety, and senescent-induced memory loss are a growing pandemic in the world. Anxiety is the most common psychiatric disorder in America, affecting upwards of 50 million people a year; depression has a lifetime prevalence of 20% of the population, and it's …
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Perceiving voids: Memory And Sight Afflictions In Contemporary Cinema
… the normal biological functioning of sight and memory. These afflictions are related to the redefinition and disgregation of the classical and postclassical cinematographic characters, and affect cinematographic language, establishing a dialectical relation with the filmic image that …
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Tower of California Performance Early in Parkinson's Disease
… in the areas of planning and spatial working memory. It is predicted that the early PD group will perform worse than the control group but better than the late PD group in the number of successful towers (ST) built. The early PD group is also expected to have a longer time to first move on ST …
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Verbal Learning and Memory in Adults with Mild, Moderate and Severe Closed Head Injury
… associated with closed head injury is impaired_memory function. The current study examined qualitative and quantitative aspects of learning and memory to define the effects of mild head injury in comparison to moderate and severe head injury and a sample of normal controls.</p> <p>Forty five …
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Depression status predicts false memory on recognition tasks
It has long been assumed that depression leads to memory impairment. However, previous research findings have been plagued with inconsistencies in methodology and overall findings. Specifically, there has been some debate over whether or not depressed people are capable of spontaneous strategy use, …
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Caracterización de las funciones ejecutivas en pacientes con esclerosis multiple de una cohorte en Bogotá, Colombia
Introducción: La Esclerosis Múltiple (EM) presenta una variabilidad clínica amplia, incluyendo el compromiso de la función ejecutiva. Se ha descrito compromiso principal de la inhibición, memoria de trabajo y flexibilidad cognitiva. Las funciones ejecutivas son habilidades mentales complejas …
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The Use Of The Cognitive Status Examination In Detecting Cognitive Impairment In Elderly People
Dementia is a growing social problem in Australia because as the population ages, the incidence of dementia increases. While the prevalence rates are only about I% at age 65, they double every five years until by 85 years of age the rate is over 24%. It is expected that by the year 2030, the number …
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Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Neurocognitive Performance in Dementia Patients
… years. Measures of executive function, verbal memory, attention, and processing speed were administered to two groups of dementia patients, never smokers and current/former smokers. Hierarchical linear regression analysis was used to test smoking status as a predictor of functioning in each of …
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A brief screening instrument for use by lawyers to assess the capacity of older clients with memory deficits
The number of people in Australia and around the world is increasing rapidly, particularly people over the age of 65. As part of the aging process, cases of dementia. cognitive impairment and mental iIIness become more prevalent. The issue of competence in this population has become more …
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Neuropsychological Correlates of Anosognosia in MCI and Dementia
… a disability and is well documented in various disorders associated with neurological compromise. While anosognosia is well documented as part and parcel to Alzheimer's dementia, less research has focused on determining the presence of anosognosia in what has come to be viewed as the subclinical …
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Relationship between Nut Consumption and Memory Domains of Cognitive Function Among Elderly Seventh-day Adventists
… nuts, and peanut and peanut butter and specific memory domains of cognitive function in a community-dwelling elderly population.</p> <p><strong>Design.</strong> Cross-sectional analysis using clinic data from the Biopsychosocial Religion and Health Study and dietary intake data from the Adventist …
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