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Age and sex differences in cognitive performance in people with subjective cognitive decline and associated worry: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. 主观认知能力下降和相关担忧患者认知表现的年龄和性别差异：来自加拿大老龄化纵向研究的发现。

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Journal of Neuropsychology Pub Date : 2026-04-21 DOI: 10.1111/jnp.70049

Sofia Marinou, Vanessa Taler

{"title":"Age and sex differences in cognitive performance in people with subjective cognitive decline and associated worry: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.","authors":"Sofia Marinou, Vanessa Taler","doi":"10.1111/jnp.70049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.70049","url":null,"abstract":"Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) refers to self-perceived decline in cognition in the absence of objective impairment and may represent a preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease, particularly when accompanied by worry. However, limited research has examined the influence of age and sex on cognitive performance among individuals with SCD. This study investigated age- and sex-specific associations between SCD (+/- worry) and cross-sectional cognition in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Participants were categorized into Controls (n = 5713), SCD-No Worry (n = 3379) and SCD + Worry (n = 3511). Analyses were stratified by age (45-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75+) and sex and adjusted for education and depressive symptoms. Cognitive outcomes included four executive function and two verbal memory measures. Regarding executive function, men with SCD + Worry outperformed controls on letter fluency in the 55-64 and 65-74 groups, and women in both SCD groups outperformed controls on letter fluency in the 65-74 group. In contrast, men aged 75+ with SCD + Worry performed worse than controls on semantic fluency. No group differences emerged on Stroop Interference or the mental alternation task. For memory, men aged 45-54 and 55-64 with SCD-No Worry had higher immediate recall, whereas in the 75+ group, lower delayed recall was observed in men with SCD (+/- worry) and women with SCD-No Worry compared to controls. Overall, the results indicate that the clinical relevance of SCD may increase with age, independent of sex and worry status. These findings may improve the clinical utility of SCD and inform earlier detection of individuals at risk of future cognitive decline.","PeriodicalId":197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147727886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Globally famous, locally recognized: Cross-cultural validation of the use of Famous Faces Test in Croatia. 全球知名，当地认可：克罗地亚名人面孔测试使用的跨文化验证。

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Journal of Neuropsychology Pub Date : 2026-04-17 DOI: 10.1111/jnp.70047

Maja Kolanović, Mirta Stantić

{"title":"Globally famous, locally recognized: Cross-cultural validation of the use of Famous Faces Test in Croatia.","authors":"Maja Kolanović, Mirta Stantić","doi":"10.1111/jnp.70047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.70047","url":null,"abstract":"Familiar-face tests are crucial to understanding face processing abilities but are culturally brittle. We investigated whether the Famous Faces Test (FFT) is valid and age-robust in familiar-face recognition in a non-English-speaking context. In two studies, Croatian younger and older adults completed a face recognition battery (FFT, CFMT, PI-20), with potential developmental prosopagnosics reviewed via broader testing (OFMT, GFMT-2). Wide inter-individual variation in FFT did not show group differences in familiarity-controlled accuracy. CFMT scores were comparable across ages, with moderate FFT correlations in both samples. PI-20 showed small negative associations with FFT, indicating limited convergence between self-report and objective performance. In Study/3, potential prosopagnosics performed worse than controls across all measures, with large effect sizes. These findings support culturally adaptable use of FFT for assessing familiar-face recognition. The test is age-appropriate in accuracy, relates meaningfully to unfamiliar-face memory, and, used alongside perception and matching measures, helps identify individuals warranting detailed diagnostic assessment.","PeriodicalId":197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147715392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Psychosocial outcomes in young adults with childhood traumatic brain injury: A 20-year follow-up study. 青少年儿童创伤性脑损伤的心理社会结局：一项20年随访研究。

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Journal of Neuropsychology Pub Date : 2026-04-15 DOI: 10.1111/jnp.70042

Edith Botchway-Commey, Nicholas P Ryan, Louise Crowe, Celia Godfrey, Harry Macleod, Stephen Hearps, Vicki A Anderson, Cathy Catroppa

{"title":"Psychosocial outcomes in young adults with childhood traumatic brain injury: A 20-year follow-up study.","authors":"Edith Botchway-Commey, Nicholas P Ryan, Louise Crowe, Celia Godfrey, Harry Macleod, Stephen Hearps, Vicki A Anderson, Cathy Catroppa","doi":"10.1111/jnp.70042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.70042","url":null,"abstract":"We assessed the proportion of childhood TBI survivors who experienced favourable or less favourable psychosocial outcomes (defined as less favourable when 20% or more of the sample report difficulties or unmet needs) compared to controls and to explore factors associated with these outcomes at 20 years post-TBI. Participants included 54 young adults (age 22-34 years) who sustained mild (n = 14), moderate (n = 27), or severe (n = 13) TBI during childhood, and age and sex-matched 13 typically developing controls. Outcomes assessed: employment, quality of life, relationships, mental health, offending behaviours, and substance use outcomes. Study-designed and validated questionnaires (e.g., World Health Organization Quality of Life Bref) were used. Analyses involved descriptive statistics and generalised linear models. A high proportion of TBI participants reported favourable outcomes for offending behaviours (90.7%-94.3%). However, a substantial proportion (24%-87%) of participants reported less favourable outcomes in education, employment, overall QoL, general health, relationships, anxiety, tobacco use, and alcohol use. The TBI group reported significantly lower Overall QoL compared to controls, and the mild TBI group was at a greater risk of reporting less favourable outcomes. Other significant predictors of outcomes were younger age at injury and lower SES at the time of injury. These findings highlight that some psychosocial domains (e.g., relationships) are more affected than others (e.g., offending behaviours) in young adults with childhood TBI. Further research is needed to identify factors influencing psychosocial outcomes and to develop targeted interventions for young adults with childhood TBI.","PeriodicalId":197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147687503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Social cognition in children and adolescents with fragile X syndrome: A comparison with individuals with autism symptoms and typical development. 儿童和青少年脆性X综合征的社会认知：与自闭症症状和典型发展个体的比较

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Journal of Neuropsychology Pub Date : 2026-04-09 DOI: 10.1111/jnp.70048

Kamil R Hiralal, Nienke Bouw, Britt R Kok, Kyra Lubbers, Bram Dierckx, Kirstin Greaves-Lord, Manon H J Hillegers, Gwendolyn C Dieleman, Sabine E Mous

{"title":"Social cognition in children and adolescents with fragile X syndrome: A comparison with individuals with autism symptoms and typical development.","authors":"Kamil R Hiralal, Nienke Bouw, Britt R Kok, Kyra Lubbers, Bram Dierckx, Kirstin Greaves-Lord, Manon H J Hillegers, Gwendolyn C Dieleman, Sabine E Mous","doi":"10.1111/jnp.70048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.70048","url":null,"abstract":"Most individuals with fragile X syndrome (FXS) exhibit symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), suggesting a substantial overlap in social cognitive profiles. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore social cognitive abilities in children and adolescents with FXS in comparison with an age-matched heterogeneous ASD group and typically developing (TD) peers. Key domains assessed included basic visual social attention towards faces, autonomic arousal in reaction to conflicting emotional information and Theory of Mind (ToM). Participants comprised 14 children with FXS, 24 with ASD and 19 TD controls, aged 6-18 years. Visual attention and implicit emotion recognition were measured using an emotional oddball paradigm using gaze behaviour and pupillometric analysis, and ToM was assessed with the NEPSY-II neuropsychological test battery ToM subtest. Results indicated that children and adolescents with FXS directed their gaze less towards relevant social-emotional information (i.e., faces and especially eyes), compared with both the ASD and TD groups. Regarding implicit emotion recognition, the attentional disparity between the FXS group and the TD group was reduced when conflicting multisensory emotional information was presented, rather than congruent cues. Next, a diminished pupillary response to conflicting emotional information was found in the FXS group, as compared with the ASD group. Additionally, the FXS group showed difficulties with ToM, compared with the ASD and TD groups. These findings suggest that both deviations in basic and higher-order social cognitive abilities may contribute to the social difficulties experienced by individuals with FXS and may partly account for the high incidence of ASD diagnoses in this population.","PeriodicalId":197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147637435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Oral reading fluency as a predictor of neuropsychological test performance: Evidence from Hungarian language. 口语阅读流畅性作为神经心理测试表现的预测因子：来自匈牙利语的证据。

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Journal of Neuropsychology Pub Date : 2026-04-08 DOI: 10.1111/jnp.70046

Alberto Luis Fernández, Tünde Simonyi, Gazul Rotela Leite, Tímea Harmath-Tánczos

{"title":"Oral reading fluency as a predictor of neuropsychological test performance: Evidence from Hungarian language.","authors":"Alberto Luis Fernández, Tünde Simonyi, Gazul Rotela Leite, Tímea Harmath-Tánczos","doi":"10.1111/jnp.70046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.70046","url":null,"abstract":"Education strongly influences neuropsychological test performance, yet years of schooling often fail to capture educational quality. Oral reading fluency (ORF)-the speed and accuracy of reading aloud-has emerged as a promising proxy for educational level. This study examined whether ORF predicts neuropsychological performance better than years of schooling across languages. A sample of 123 Hungarian-speaking adults (ages 15-83) completed an ORF task and the Multicultural Neuropsychological Scale (MUNS). Simultaneous multiple regression analysis included gender, age, years of schooling and ORF as predictors of MUNS Total scores. Results showed that age (β = -.43) and ORF (β = .37) significantly predicted neuropsychological performance, explaining 50% of variance, whereas gender (.37) and years of schooling (p = .12) were not significant. ORF correlated moderately with schooling (r = .43), indicating partial overlap but distinct contributions. These findings replicate prior results in Spanish speakers, suggesting ORF is a robust cross-linguistic predictor of cognitive performance, even in transparent orthographies like Hungarian. ORF offers a practical tool for neuropsychological assessment, particularly in multicultural contexts where educational systems vary widely.","PeriodicalId":197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147631916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Associations between apathy and global cognition in a 5-year follow-up of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. 阿尔茨海默病患者5年随访中冷漠与整体认知之间的关系

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Journal of Neuropsychology Pub Date : 2026-03-30 DOI: 10.1111/jnp.70044

Henna-Riikka Loukola, Maikki Kärkkäinen, Tuomas Selander, Kirsi Honkalampi, Anne M Koivisto, Toni T Saari

{"title":"Associations between apathy and global cognition in a 5-year follow-up of individuals with Alzheimer's disease.","authors":"Henna-Riikka Loukola, Maikki Kärkkäinen, Tuomas Selander, Kirsi Honkalampi, Anne M Koivisto, Toni T Saari","doi":"10.1111/jnp.70044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.70044","url":null,"abstract":"Apathy is a common neuropsychiatric symptom in Alzheimer's disease (AD) associated with cognitive and functional impairment. Longitudinal studies have examined the associations between apathy and cognition in AD and other dementias, but more information is needed to understand whether the relationships are consistent longitudinally, and whether apathy relates to decline in AD-related cognitive domains or to drop-out rates in the follow-up. We used data from 236 people (age M = 75.15 and 51.3% female at baseline) with very mild or mild AD from the Finnish ALSOVA study with up to 5 years of follow-up. Global cognition was measured with the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's disease-Neuropsychological Battery, apathy with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory, and disease severity with the Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes. Associations between cognition and apathy were examined with correlation analyses, linear regression analyses and linear mixed models. In longitudinal analyses, we found that apathy was associated with worse global cognition (B = -0.39, SE = 0.12, p = .001) after adjusting for disease severity. However, apathy and global cognition were not consistently associated with one another in cross-sectional analyses. Older age (OR = 0.95, p = .02), but not apathy, was associated with a lower likelihood of participating in the final follow-up visit. In conclusion, apathy associates with worse global cognition longitudinally, but when examined cross-sectionally, the apathy-cognition associations are inconsistent. Apathy at baseline does not seem to affect drop-out rates in a long follow-up of individuals with very mild or mild AD.","PeriodicalId":197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147571442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Eating behaviour profiles across the frontotemporal dementia spectrum. 额颞叶痴呆谱系的饮食行为概况。

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Journal of Neuropsychology Pub Date : 2026-03-30 DOI: 10.1111/jnp.70045

Yuki Sato, Hitomi Hayashi, Kazuo Kakinuma, Chifumi Iseki, Shoko Ota, Kazuto Katsuse, Shiho Matsubara, Nobuko Kawakami, Shigenori Kanno, Keisuke Morihara, Yoshiyuki Nishio, Kyoko Suzuki

{"title":"Eating behaviour profiles across the frontotemporal dementia spectrum.","authors":"Yuki Sato, Hitomi Hayashi, Kazuo Kakinuma, Chifumi Iseki, Shoko Ota, Kazuto Katsuse, Shiho Matsubara, Nobuko Kawakami, Shigenori Kanno, Keisuke Morihara, Yoshiyuki Nishio, Kyoko Suzuki","doi":"10.1111/jnp.70045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.70045","url":null,"abstract":"Altered eating behaviours are a hallmark of behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) but are less well characterised in progressive nonfluent aphasia (PNFA) and semantic dementia (SD). We investigated the frequency and onset of eating behaviour changes across the three subtypes. We retrospectively reviewed the data of 58 patients (14 bvFTD, 30 PNFA and 14 SD). The presence and onset of eating changes were assessed using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory and medical records. Eating behaviours were categorised into overeating, reduced food intake and food preference change. Primary outcomes were prevalence and incidence rates from the initial disease symptoms. A time-to-event analysis was used to compare the cumulative incidence of eating behaviour changes; cumulative incidence curves were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method; and group differences were assessed using the log-rank test. Although the prevalence of eating changes was the highest in bvFTD (85.7%), followed by PNFA (63.3%) and SD (57.1%), the differences were not statistically significant (p = .220). Incidence also did not differ significantly (p = .054). However, overeating was significantly more frequent in the bvFTD group than in the PNFA and SD groups (p = .011). Changes in appetite and eating behaviour are common across the frontotemporal dementia spectrum and are not limited to bvFTD. Although the overall prevalence is similar across subtypes, overeating is specifically observed in bvFTD, whereas reduced food intake and food preference changes occur non-specifically.","PeriodicalId":197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147571373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The influence of motor and non-motor characteristics of Parkinson's disease on motor imagery vividness. 帕金森病运动与非运动特征对运动意象生动性的影响。

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Journal of Neuropsychology Pub Date : 2026-03-26 DOI: 10.1111/jnp.70040

Camilla Woodrow-Hill, Judith Bek, Megan Readman, Emma Gowen, Stefan Vogt, Ellen Poliakoff

{"title":"The influence of motor and non-motor characteristics of Parkinson's disease on motor imagery vividness.","authors":"Camilla Woodrow-Hill, Judith Bek, Megan Readman, Emma Gowen, Stefan Vogt, Ellen Poliakoff","doi":"10.1111/jnp.70040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.70040","url":null,"abstract":"Motor imagery (MI) can facilitate movement in healthy individuals and patient populations. People with Parkinson's (PwP) experience debilitating motor symptoms, yet appear to have relatively intact MI capabilities, which may position MI as an effective therapeutic adjunct to existing interventions for PwP. However, individual differences in healthy individuals, such as cognitive factors and depression, as well as symptom severity in PwP, have been shown to influence MI, which may moderate its therapeutic impact. In the present study, data from 56 PwP were analysed using linear mixed-effect modelling to explore whether motor symptoms, cognitive function and depression were associated with MI vividness. Overall motor symptom severity was not associated with MI vividness, and specific symptoms (bradykinesia and tremor) did not show consistent relationships. This suggests that individual differences in symptom expression may make it difficult to identify a clear relationship between MI and motor symptoms. Action fluency (verb generation) was positively associated with right-lateralised MI vividness. However, working memory, general language fluency and depression were not associated with MI vividness. The relationship between generating verbs and MI vividness is consistent with theories of grounded and embodied cognition. Action fluency could thus potentially be used to predict the effectiveness of MI-based interventions in PwP.","PeriodicalId":197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147508202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Educational attainment mitigates hippocampal-related episodic memory decline in individuals at risk of Alzheimer's disease. 受教育程度减轻了阿尔茨海默病风险个体海马相关情景记忆衰退。

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Journal of Neuropsychology Pub Date : 2026-03-24 DOI: 10.1111/jnp.70039

Annalise Aleta LaPlume, Samira Mellah, Maria Natasha Rajah, Sylvie Belleville

{"title":"Educational attainment mitigates hippocampal-related episodic memory decline in individuals at risk of Alzheimer's disease.","authors":"Annalise Aleta LaPlume, Samira Mellah, Maria Natasha Rajah, Sylvie Belleville","doi":"10.1111/jnp.70039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.70039","url":null,"abstract":"Ageing and Alzheimer's disease lead to declines in the brain region underlying memory for past events (hippocampus), and subsequently in memory for past events (episodic memory). However, some people show considerable adaptability in maintaining cognitive processes despite brain ageing or disease. The cognitive reserve model proposes that individual factors (e.g., higher education) may provide cognitive resilience. We measured whether the expected hippocampal-memory association differs according to educational attainment (a proxy of cognitive reserve). At baseline, 62 older adults (65-88 years old) at risk of Alzheimer's disease reported the amount of education completed and received anatomical 3D-T1-w structural MRIs to measure hippocampal volume. They completed a Face-Name Association episodic memory task at baseline, 2 years later, and 4 years later. Educational attainment significantly moderated the effect of hippocampal volume on episodic memory over time, β = -1.97 (SE = .93). Lower hippocampal volume caused greater memory decline at low (mean - 1 SD), but not at moderate (mean) or high (mean + 1 SD) education levels. A Johnson-Neyman analysis revealed that over 14 years of educational attainment is the threshold to eliminate a significant hippocampal-memory effect. The results did not differ by sex. Findings support the cognitive reserve model that individual factors, such as educational attainment, contribute to a cognitive reserve that enables better cognitive performance than would be expected given ageing or disease-related brain changes. Importantly, the findings specify the amount of educational attainment that is protective. Over 14 years of education mitigates hippocampal-related memory decline in people at the risk of Alzheimer's disease.","PeriodicalId":197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147502701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effects of motor and cognitive-motor training on cognitive performance in healthy older adults. 运动和认知运动训练对健康老年人认知表现的影响。

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Journal of Neuropsychology Pub Date : 2026-03-20 DOI: 10.1111/jnp.70043

Silvia Gobbo, Elisa Galli, Daniele Romano

{"title":"Effects of motor and cognitive-motor training on cognitive performance in healthy older adults.","authors":"Silvia Gobbo, Elisa Galli, Daniele Romano","doi":"10.1111/jnp.70043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.70043","url":null,"abstract":"With a rapidly aging global population, identifying effective strategies to preserve cognitive health and functional independence is increasingly important. This study investigated the effects of motor and combined cognitive-motor training on cognitive performance and well-being in healthy older adults against a control condition. Participants completed four assessments, each spaced 1 month apart, which served as the control condition. The first two assessments constituted a double-baseline period during which no training was administered. The third and fourth assessments followed the motor and cognitive-motor training phases, respectively, with the order of training counterbalanced across participants. Training was delivered to 23 individuals at home via the rehability telerehabilitation platform, which provided daily serious games targeting motor and cognitive skills. Outcomes were assessed using standardized cognitive tests and validated well-being questionnaires. Sample size was determined a priori assessing the risk of misconclusion, and Bayesian statistics were used to obtain nuanced yet robust results. The study was preregistered. Results indicated that both motor and cognitive-motor training led to improvements in key cognitive domains, including memory (BF10 = 156.837), processing speed (BF10 = 4.687) and inhibitory control (BF10 = 101.559). These gains were observed relative to the control condition, suggesting a key role of the interventions rather than a mere effect of time, test learning or spontaneous improvement. No significant changes were observed in self-reported mood or overall well-being suggesting that cognitive and psychological outcomes might be impacted differently by the training.","PeriodicalId":197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147483995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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