Neuropsychological Tests - Research News and Information

Monday, September 08, 2008

Induced rumination dampens executive processes in dysphoric young adults.

Sep 2008 Self-focused, analytical mental rumination constitutes a central process in depression. It has been hypothesized that such rumination depletes executive resources that are necessary for an efficient cognitive regulation... Read more...

Within-person across-neuropsychological test variability and incident dementia.

20 Aug 2008 CONTEXT: Neuropsychological tests are used to predict and diagnose dementia. However, to our knowledge, no studies to date have examined whether within-person across-neuropsychological test variability predicts... Read more...

On the historical and conceptual background of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.

Aug 2008 In this paper, we describe the development of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). We trace the history of sorting tasks from the studies of Narziss Ach on the psychology of thinking, via the work of Kurt Goldstein... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Neuropsychological Tests'

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• Induced rumination dampens executive processes in dysphoric young adults. Sep 2008
• Within-person across-neuropsychological test variability and incident dementia. 20 Aug 2008
• On the historical and conceptual background of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. Aug 2008
• Cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis can be predicted by imaging early in the disease. Aug 2008
• Detection of Huntington's disease decades before diagnosis: the Predict-HD study. Aug 2008
• Meta-analysis of the cognitive effects of the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene Val158/108Met polymorphism. 15 Jul 2008
• Pre- and post-synaptic dopamine imaging and its relation with frontostriatal cognitive function in Parkinson disease: PET studies with [11C]NNC 112 and [18F]FDOPA. 15 Jul 2008
• A meta-analysis of the neuropsychological sequelae of chemotherapy-only treatment for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Jul 2008
• Interpreting T scores and percentile equivalents using the MATRICS consensus cognitive battery in schizophrenia trials. Jul 2008
• Notice of failure to disclose financial interest: "A neuropsychological test battery for use in Alzheimer disease clinical trials" (Arch Neurol. 2007;64[9]:1323-1329). Jul 2008
• Detecting dementia with the mini-mental state examination in highly educated individuals. Jul 2008
• A psychometric study of the Test of Everyday Attention for Children in the Chinese setting. Jul 2008
• An examination of the construct validity and factor structure of the Groton Maze Learning Test, a new measure of spatial working memory, learning efficiency, and error monitoring. Jul 2008
• The ability of reaction time tests to detect simulation: an investigation of contextual effects and criterion scores. Jul 2008
• Effects of a third party observer and anxiety on tests of executive function. Jul 2008
• Screening for neuropsychological impairment using Reitan and Wolfson's preliminary neuropsychological test battery. Jul 2008
• Malingering detection in a Spanish population with a known-groups design. Jul 2008
• Performance of children on symptom validity tests: TOMM, MSVT, and FIT. Jul 2008
• Microstructural integrity of the corpus callosum linked with neuropsychological performance in adolescents. Jul 2008
• The influence of sex hormones on functional cerebral asymmetries in postmenopausal women. Jul 2008

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Technical information about 'Neuropsychological Tests'

Definition: Tests designed to assess neurological function associated with certain behaviors. They are used in diagnosing brain dysfunction or damage and central nervous system disorders or injury.

Descriptor UI: D009483

Alternative terms: Neuropsychological Tests; Neuropsychological Test; Test, Neuropsychological; Neuropsychologic Tests; Neuropsychologic Test; Test, Neuropsychologic; Tests, Neuropsychologic; Tests, Neuropsychological; Aphasia Tests; Aphasia Test; Test, Aphasia; Tests, Aphasia; Memory for Designs Test;

Allowable Qualifiers: history; standards; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: F04.711.513;

Online Note: use NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS to search APHASIA 1979-84 & MEMORY FOR DESIGNS TEST 1971-84 (as Prov 1971-72)

History Note: 85; was NON MESH before 1985; MEMORY FOR DESIGNS TEST was heading 1971-84 (Prov 1971-72); APHASIA TESTS was see under LANGUAGE TESTS 1979-84

Technical Notes: DF: NEUROPSYCHOL TESTS