Functional brain changes associated with cognitive trajectories determine specific tDCS-induced effects among older adults
The combination of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can provide original data to investigate age-related brain changes. We examined neural activity modulations induced by two multifocal tDCS procedures based on two distinct montages fitting two N-back task-based fMRI patterns (“compensatory” and “maintenance”) related to high working memory (WM) in a previous publication
Is there a combined effect of depression and cognitive reserve on cognitive function? Findings from a population-based study
To analyse the combined effect of depression and cognitive reserve (CR) on cognition over a three-year follow-up period; and to explore this relationship specifically in individuals aged 65+ years.
Impairment of episodic memory in genetic frontotemporal dementia: A GENFI study
The study aimed to assess episodic memory in genetic frontotemporal dementia (FTD) with the Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT).
Cognitive dysfunction and fatigue during relapses: Taking a better look
Cognitive impairment (CI) is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), it can be detected early in the disease course at varying degrees between individuals, and involves multiple cognitive domains, most frequently processing speed, working and episodic memory, attention, executive function, verbal fluency, and visuospatial perception.1 Like other MS-related symptoms, CI can fluctuate during the disease course.
Cognitive reserve in mental disorders
Higher CR has been considered a protective factor against the symptomatology and dysfunctionality of brain disease, and lower levels a vulnerability factor. Therefore, CR might explain why some individuals with similar brain pathologies have different clinical presentations (Stern, 2013).
Amyloid-β positive individuals with subjective cognitive decline present increased CSF neurofilament light levels that relate to lower hippocampal volume
Neurofilament light chain (NfL) is an axonal protein that when measured in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) serves as a biomarker of neurodegeneration. We aimed at investigating the association among CSF NfL, presence of Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) and hippocampal volume, and how CSF amyloid-β (Aβ) modifies these associations. We included 278 cognitively unimpaired participants from the Alfa+ cohort (78 SCD and 200 Controls).
Clinical Neuropsychology Study Guide and Board Review, Second edition.
The Oxford University Press has published the book Clinical Neuropsychology Study Guide and Board Review, edited by Kirk Stucky, Michael Kirkwood, Jacobus Donders, and Christine Liff. Clinical Neuropsychology Study Guide and Board Review, Second Edition provides an easy to study volume with sample questions and recommended readings that are specifically designed to help individuals prepare for the ABCN written […]
Neuropsychological Tools for Dementia: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Academic Press Inc has published the book Neuropsychological Tools for Dementia: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment, edited by Helmut Hildebrandt. The book takes a unique approach by combining the neuroscientific background of neuropsychology, neuropsychological tools for diagnosis and disease staging, and neuropsychological treatment into one comprehensive book for researchers and clinicians. Sections present an introduction to […]
The Neuropsychologist’s Roadmap: A Training and Career Guide
The American Psychological Association has published the book The Neuropsychologist’s Roadmap: A Training and Career Guide, edited by Cady Kristen Block. With contributions by more than 40 experts in the field, this comprehensive text details the steps necessary to build a career in neuropsychology and outlines the core competencies students and trainees must master along […]
From Face-to-Face to Home-to-Home: Validity of a Teleneuropsychological Battery
The aims of the present study are: 1) to determine the home-to-home NBACE equivalence compared to its original face-to-face version; and 2) to examine home-to-home NBACE discriminant capacity by differentiating among cognitively healthy, mild cognitive impairment, or mild dementia subjects and comparing it with the face-to-face version.
