{"title":"Validité du test des 48 images dans la détection de la simulation des troubles de la mémoire : données de références","authors":"I. Rouleau, Pierre-Luc Mallette","doi":"10.46278/j.ncacn.20190517","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46278/j.ncacn.20190517","url":null,"abstract":"La simulation et l’exagération des troubles cognitifs doivent être envisagées dans l’interprétation du profil neuropsychologique surtout lors d’expertises. À cette fin, la validité du test des 48 images (48-I) a été examinée en comparant la performance de 55 simulateurs présumés à celle de 37 simulateurs volontaires et à celle de 389 patients, dont 22 amnésiques et 105 présentant une atteinte légère à modérée de la mémoire. Tous ont complété l’épreuve des 15 mots de Rey et le rappel immédiat de la figure complexe de Rey. Aucune différence n’a été observée entre les deux groupes de simulateurs. Au 48-I, le score obtenu par les simulateurs est aussi faible que celui des amnésiques, mais ils réussissent aussi bien les autres tests de mémoire que les patients avec atteinte mnésique légère à modérée, qui eux obtiennent une performance presque parfaite au 48-I. Ces résultats supportent la validité du 48-I dans la détection de la simulation.","PeriodicalId":244186,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychologie clinique et appliquée","volume":"182 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120994162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Perception of eye gaze direction in a case of acquired prosopagnosia","authors":"B. Erni, R. Maurer, D. Kerzel, Nicolas Burra","doi":"10.46278/j.ncacn.201907284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46278/j.ncacn.201907284","url":null,"abstract":"The ability to perceive the direction of eye gaze is critical in social settings. Brain lesions in the superior temporal sulcus (STS) impair this ability. We investigated the perception of gaze direction of PS, a patient suffering from acquired prosopagnosia (Rossion et al., 2003). Despite lesions in the face network, the STS was spared in PS. We assessed perception of gaze direction in PS with upright, inverted, and contrast-reversed faces. Compared to the performance of 11 healthy women matched for age and education, PS demonstrated abnormal discrimination of gaze direction with upright and contrast-reversed faces, but not with inverted faces. Our findings suggest that the inability of the patient to process faces holistically weakened her perception of gaze direction, especially in demanding tasks.","PeriodicalId":244186,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychologie clinique et appliquée","volume":"69 1-3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132970033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Rosier, S. Tabet, S. Gauthier, J. Leblanc, E. D. Guise
{"title":"Normalisation franco-québécoise d’une batterie d’Évaluation des Compétences de Lecture chez l’Adulte de plus de 16 ans (ECLA 16+)","authors":"C. Rosier, S. Tabet, S. Gauthier, J. Leblanc, E. D. Guise","doi":"10.46278/j.ncacn.20190728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46278/j.ncacn.20190728","url":null,"abstract":"La normalisation des outils d’évaluation du langage écrit fait face à certaines lacunes compromettant la fiabilité diagnostique. La batterie d’Évaluation des Compétences de Lecture chez l’Adulte de plus de 16 ans (ECLA 16+) est un outil de dépistage normé sur la base de sujets français de 16 à 18 ans, aux niveaux de scolarité peu distincts. Cette normalisation n’est alors pas représentative de la population franco-québécoise. L’objectif de cette étude était d’établir des normes de l’ECLA 16+ adaptées au Québec, à différents âges (de 16 à 68 ans) et à différents niveaux scolaires (du secondaire à universitaire). Pour cela, la batterie a été administrée à 165 participants franco-québécois répartis selon trois niveaux scolaires et trois tranches d’âge. Des analyses de régressions ont montré des effets de l’âge et du niveau scolaire sur les performances de lecture. Ainsi, l’utilisation de cette normalisation permet d’optimiser l’évaluation des troubles du langage écrit des Franco-québécois.","PeriodicalId":244186,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychologie clinique et appliquée","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130585132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Krysta J. Trevis, Eugene McTavish, T. Winter, Yan Fu, J. McTavish, Ben Wilson, J. Oliver, E. Franz
{"title":"Harnessing the Brain’s Neuro-Compensatory Processes: Lessons from a High-Functioning Person with Complete Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum","authors":"Krysta J. Trevis, Eugene McTavish, T. Winter, Yan Fu, J. McTavish, Ben Wilson, J. Oliver, E. Franz","doi":"10.46278/j.ncacn.20190513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46278/j.ncacn.20190513","url":null,"abstract":"It remains elusive how and why some people born with profound brain structure abnormalities develop high levels of intellect and near normal behaviour, while others with what appears to be the same or similar structural abnormalities experience far more concerning phenotypical outcomes. To begin to address this issue, a high-functioning female (aged 17 years at testing) born with complete callosal agenesis (ACC1) was tested on a series of psychophysical tests requiring unimanual-sequential or bimanual object weight discrimination; the latter of which is believed to depend on the integrity of the corpus callosum. In all five variants of the weight-discrimination task, ACC1’s performance was well within two standard deviations of the sample distribution mean. Arguably within the normal range, her performance warrants further investigation. Results suggest that individuals like ACC1 hold the secret to future understanding of the elusive neuro-compensatory processes of the human brain.","PeriodicalId":244186,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychologie clinique et appliquée","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127119039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pré-validation et normes préliminaires du \u0000test de Hayling Junior pour évaluer l’inhibition verbale \u0000chez l’enfant francophone au Québec","authors":"Victoria Racicot, J. Leclerc, B. Gauthier","doi":"10.46278/j.ncacn.202110072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46278/j.ncacn.202110072","url":null,"abstract":"Le test de Hayling mesure l’inhibition verbale et est largement utilisé chez l’adulte. Les données psychométriques sont restreintes pour la version Junior et les normes pour les enfants québécois sont inexistantes. L’objectif de cette étude était de produire des normes préliminaires du Test de Hayling Junior pour les enfants québécois selon certaines variables sociodémographiques et de mesurer la fidélité et la validité de ce test. L’échantillon était composé de 32 participants (14 filles, 18 garçons) âgés de 8 à 12 ans (M=9,47, É.-T.=1,32). L’âge était corrélé aux scores de vitesse et les scores ne variaient pas selon le sexe ou le niveau d’éducation des parents. Les indices de fidélité étaient généralement adéquats. Les scores au Hayling Junior étaient corrélés à certaines mesures de l’inhibition, mais pas à la mémoire de travail ni à l’échelle hyperactivité/impulsivité d’un questionnaire pour parent. Ce test permettra aux cliniciens d’évaluer l’inhibition verbale et contribuera à l’étude de son développement chez l’enfant québécois. \u0000\u0000The Hayling test measures verbal inhibition and is widely used with adults. Psychometric data is limited for the Junior version and norms for the Quebec pediatric population are non-existent. The aim of this study was to produce norms for the Hayling Junior Test for Quebec children according to certain socio-demographic variables and to measure the reliability and validity of this test. The sample consisted of 32 participants (14 girls, 18 boys) aged 8 to 12 years (M = 9.47, SD = 1.32). Age was correlated with speed scores and scores did not vary according to sex or parental education level. The fidelity indices were generally adequate. Hayling Junior's scores correlated with some measures of inhibition, but not with working memory or the hyperactivity / impulsivity scale of a questionnaire for parent. This test will allow clinicians to assess verbal inhibition and will aid in the study of its development with Quebec children.","PeriodicalId":244186,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychologie clinique et appliquée","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115967316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}