{"title":"Verbal fluency in bilingual Lebanese adults: Is the prominent language advantage due to executive processes, language processes, or both?","authors":"Rania Kassir, Martine Roussel, Halim Abboud, Olivier Godefroy","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2234536","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2234536","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although bilingualism is widespread, little data on verbal fluency tasks (VFTs) within bilingualism subtypes and the underlying mechanisms exist. The study's objective was to explore executive and language processes in 10 semantic and letter VFTs and a set of language and executive tests among 100 elderly Arabic-French bilinguals from three bilingualism subgroups: Arabic-dominant, French-dominant, and balanced. We observed a prominent-language advantage for semantic and letter VFTs in French but not for letter VFTs in Arabic. This advantage in the VFT was associated with a sustained rate of late production, a higher percentage of specific words, a higher number of clusters, and a larger cluster size, and was related mainly to language processes. Our results suggest that the strategic search processes underlying VFTs operate on the two phonological output lexicons of bilinguals with similar characteristics in different languages and thus support the hypothesis of a single, centralized, strategic search process.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1040-1052"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9826686","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}
Hinza B Malik, Sofía López-Vallejo, Kayla Miller, Carlos Burneo-Garcés, Antonio E Puente
{"title":"Influence of age, education, and blast exposure on the Test of Memory Malingering in an active-duty military sample.","authors":"Hinza B Malik, Sofía López-Vallejo, Kayla Miller, Carlos Burneo-Garcés, Antonio E Puente","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2227909","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2227909","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neuropsychologists use performance validity tests (PVT) to detect performance invalidity across various populations. Unexpected scores for normative and clinical populations on PVT performance could invalidate the assessment if the poor performance does not have a reasonable explanation. One of the most well-validated and frequently used PVT is the Test of Memory Malingering, whose usefulness has been analyzed in various populations, including the military. Studies on the influence of demographic variables and blast exposure on the performance of military samples have yielded inconclusive results. The current study investigates the influence of age, education, and blast exposure on the TOMM Trial 2 in a military sample that is representative of their demographics. The total sample size was 872 participants between 18-62 years of age (<i>M</i> = 26.35, <i>SD</i> = 6.63), divided into 832 males and 40 females. All participants were on active duty, and they had been deployed in war zones in Afghanistan and Iraq. They were referred to Carolina Psychological Health Services from the Naval Hospital of Camp LeJeune for psychological and/or neurological complaints, such as cognitive difficulties. The results show that age, education, and blast exposure variations do not affect TOMM performance. Further studies on the relationship between these variables should be pursued to elucidate how they are associated with the normative or clinical cognitive functioning of military populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"960-965"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9686692","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}
Bob O de Groot, Chiara Biserni, Anselm B M Fuermaier, Stefanie Enriquez-Geppert
{"title":"Untreated if unrecognized: A cognitive profile of sustained subjective executive dysfunctions in COVID-19.","authors":"Bob O de Groot, Chiara Biserni, Anselm B M Fuermaier, Stefanie Enriquez-Geppert","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2223329","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2223329","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>& STATEMENT OF IMPACTSARS-COV-2 infection can result in acute and long-lasting cognitive complaints, causing ongoing impairments in daily life which poses a challenge to society. Consequently, the evaluation and characterization of cognitive complaints, specifically in the domain of executive functions (EFs) affecting daily life, is imperative in formulating an effective neuropsychological response.In total 442 participants aged 18-65+ years from the Netherlands, Germany, Mexico, and Spain were included in an online questionnaire. Among others, the questionnaire consisted of demographics, the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning for Adults (BRIEF-A), measures of subjective disease progression severity and experienced subjective impairment in daily activities. To assess whether daily life activities are affected by EF impairments, the main BRIEF-A composite score (GEC) was analyzed. To determine whether disease-related COVID-19 factors predict EFs complaints in daily life, a stepwise regression analysis was performed with i) experienced disease severity, ii) time since disease, and iii) health risk factor as predictors.The study revealed noteworthy differences in the occurrence of EFs problems in daily life between both groups, as indicated by the GEC, which exhibited a medium effect size even 6 months post-COVID-19 diagnosis even in mild disease progression. The scores of the BRIEF-A subscales follow a domain-specific profile, and includes clinically relevant impairments in: Working memory, Plan/Organize, Task Monitor, Shift, which are affected by the experienced severity of the disease. This cognitive profile has important implications for targeted cognitive training in rehabilitation and has the potential for an applicability to other viruses as well.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"903-913"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9717318","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}
Keefe J Maccarone, Emily E Barni, Yossef S Ben-Porath
{"title":"The utility of the MMPI-3 in predicting substance use related problems in a clinical neuropsychology sample.","authors":"Keefe J Maccarone, Emily E Barni, Yossef S Ben-Porath","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2235451","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2235451","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Assessing for problematic substance use in neuropsychological assessments is crucial for differential diagnosis and attribution of symptom causes. The current investigation examines the utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 (MMPI-3 in predicting such substance use in a clinical neuropsychology sample. Participants included 208 outpatient neuropsychological examinees. Correlations and risk ratios were calculated for externalizing-psychopathology-related scales and external substance use criteria. Hierarchical regressions examined the incremental prediction of criteria by MMPI-3 externalizing scales above the Substance Abuse (SUB) scale. Results indicate that MMPI-3 externalizing scales are associated with substance-use-related criteria as conceptually expected. Additionally, we report significantly increased risk of experiencing substance-use-related problems at various T score elevations on multiple externalizing scales. Finally, SUB served as the primary predictor of substance-use-related criteria. These findings support the ability of the MMPI-3 to assess for past or current substance use and negative consequences of substance use in a clinical neuropsychology setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1053-1063"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9834927","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}
Aretha On, Shima T Moein, Rafa Khan, Richard L Doty
{"title":"The 8-item NHANES pocket smell test<sup>®</sup>: Normative data.","authors":"Aretha On, Shima T Moein, Rafa Khan, Richard L Doty","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2224480","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2224480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study provides normative data useful for interpreting scores from the Pocket Smell Test<sup>®</sup> (PST<sup>®</sup>), a brief \"scratch & sniff\" neuropsychological olfactory screening test comprised of 8 items from the 40-item University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT<sup>®</sup>). We combined 3,485 PST<sup>®</sup> scores from the 2013 to 2014 National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) of persons 40 years of age and older with equivalent PST<sup>®</sup> items extracted from an UPSIT<sup>®</sup> database of 3,900 persons ranging in age from 5 to 99 years. Decade-related age- and gender-adjusted percentile normative data were established across the entire age spectrum. Cut-points for defining clinically useful categories of anosmia, probable microsmia, and normosmia were determined using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses. An age-related decline in test scores was evident for both sexes after the age of 40 years, with women outperforming men. Based on the ROC analyses, subjects scoring 3 or less (AUC = 0.81) defines anosmia. Regardless of sex, a score of 7 or 8 on the N-PST<sup>®</sup> signifies normal function (AUC of 0.71). Probable microsmia is classified as scores extending from 3 to 6. These data provide an accurate means for interpreting PST<sup>®</sup> scores within a number of clinical and applied settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"922-927"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10770295/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9758185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leonardo S Fortes, Heloiana Faro, Jocelyn Faubert, Carlos G Freitas-Júnior, Dalton de Lima-Junior, Sebastião S Almeida
{"title":"Repeated stroboscopic vision training improves anticipation skill without changing perceptual-cognitive skills in soccer players.","authors":"Leonardo S Fortes, Heloiana Faro, Jocelyn Faubert, Carlos G Freitas-Júnior, Dalton de Lima-Junior, Sebastião S Almeida","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2243358","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2243358","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study we aimed to analyze the repeated effect of stroboscopic vision training on perceptual-cognitive skills in soccer players. A total of 28 male soccer players participated in this experimental and randomized study with parallel groups. The soccer players were pair-matched according to perceptual-cognitive skills and randomized into two groups: Stroboscopic vision training and Control. Multiple object tracking, anticipation, and decision-making skills were measured before and after the 8-week intervention. An increase in multiple object tracking (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and decision-making skills (<i>p</i> < 0.05) from baseline to post-experiment was found in both groups without main group effect (<i>p</i> > 0.05). The findings showed an increase in anticipation skill from baseline to post-experiment in both groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05), with higher anticipation skill for the stroboscopic group than in the control group post-experiment (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Thus, we conclude that repeated stroboscopic vision training could improve anticipation skill in soccer athletes.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1123-1137"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9959854","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}
Thomas J Farrer, Terri G Monk, David L McDonagh, Gavin Martin, Carl F Pieper, Deborah Koltai
{"title":"A prospective randomized study examining the impact of intravenous versus inhalational anesthesia on postoperative cognitive decline and delirium.","authors":"Thomas J Farrer, Terri G Monk, David L McDonagh, Gavin Martin, Carl F Pieper, Deborah Koltai","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2246612","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2246612","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present prospective randomized study was designed to investigate whether the development of Post Operative Cognitive Decline (POCD) is related to anesthesia type in older adults. All patients were screened for delirium and mental status, received baseline neuropsychological assessment, and evaluation of activities of daily living (ADLs). Follow-up assessments were performed at 3-6 months and 12-18 months. Patients were randomized to receive either inhalation anesthesia (ISO) with isoflurane or total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) with propofol for maintenance anesthesia. ISO (n = 99) and TIVA (n = 100) groups were similar in demographics, preoperative cognition, and incidence of post-operative delirium. Groups did not differ in terms of mean change in memory or executive function from baseline to follow-up. Pre-surgical cognitive function is the only variable predictive of the development of POCD. Anesthetic type was not predictive of POCD. However, ADLs were predictive of post-operative delirium development. Overall, this pilot study represents a prospective, randomized study demonstrating that when examining ISO versus TIVA for maintenance of general anesthesia, there is no significant difference in cognition between anesthetic types. There is also no difference in the occurrence of postoperative delirium. Postoperative cognitive decline was best predicted by lower baseline cognition and functional status.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1155-1161"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10859544/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9982256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): An update normative study for the Portuguese population.","authors":"Juliana Gonçalves, Bianca Gerardo, Joana Nogueira, Rosa Marina Afonso, Sandra Freitas","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2252949","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2252949","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a brief cognitive screening instrument that is known for its good psychometric properties and sensitivity to detect mild cognitive impairment (MCI). After ten years, it became relevant to update the previous Portuguese normative study due to changes in the population and some limitations present in the study itself. The study sample was composed of 860 cognitively healthy adults, stratified according to verified distribution of the Portuguese population across several sociodemographic variables. All participants completed a neuropsychological assessment battery, in which the MoCA was included. The analysis of the relationships between the sociodemographic variables and the MoCA show that age and educational level had a significant effect on MoCA scores, with educational level being the better predictor. These results foster the consideration of age and educational level in the development of normative data. The present study contributes to a reliable update of the normative data of MoCA. The new age groups and more stratified norms comply with the natural changes on the Portuguese population, providing an increase of power and clinical accuracy. The presented norms consider the cognitive domains subscores, consequently improving the comprehension and utility of the results obtained from the MoCA test.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1148-1154"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10245570","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}
{"title":"Executive functions in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.","authors":"M Rosa Elosúa, Noelia Villadangos","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2252125","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2252125","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Some studies suggest that patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis have problems in the functioning of working memory, and more specifically in executive functions, but the available results are still inconsistent. The aim of the present study was to examine executive functioning in multiple sclerosis using classical and representative tasks for divided attention, updating, attentional shifting, and inhibition. The sample was composed of 48 participants aged between 18 and 59 years (24 persons living with multiple sclerosis and 24 healthy participants matched in age and education level). The executive functions of divided attention, updating, attentional shifting, and inhibition were analyzed through the Dual-Task Paradigm, the <i>N</i>-Back task, the Trail Making Test (TMT), and the Stroop test, respectively. The analyses of the data showed that the functioning of working memory was impaired in multiple sclerosis in the executive functions of divided attention and updating when the group of persons living with MS and the control group were compared. In addition, the performance in the four executive functions analyzed did not show the same profile across the persons living with MS in the sample, as no deficit in attentional shifting or inhibition was observed. It can be concluded that the presence of deficits was observed only in the executive functions of divided attention and updating under the condition of greater cognitive demand. The clinical implications of these results are underlined due to their impact on daily life.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"944-952"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71488682","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}
Jade Abigail Witten, Rudi Coetzer, Leanne Rowlands, Oliver Hugh Turnbull
{"title":"\"Talk and Chalk\": An emotion regulation intervention for anger after acquired brain injury.","authors":"Jade Abigail Witten, Rudi Coetzer, Leanne Rowlands, Oliver Hugh Turnbull","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2224481","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2224481","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Uncontrollable anger is a debilitating consequence of acquired brain injury (ABI). This proof-of-concept study investigated the preliminary efficacy of an emotion regulation intervention for managing post-ABI anger. A secondary objective was to determine which participant characteristics were related to intervention gains. With a pre-post intervention design and three-month follow-up, there were five individually administered meetings on Zoom, over a four-month period. 24 adults who had sustained an ABI were enrolled. Participants were mostly males, from 24 to 85 years old. A series of one-way repeated-measures ANOVAs were conducted to determine the intervention's efficacy, and Spearman's rho bivariate correlations for the association between participant characteristics and intervention gains. Significant differences were observed in external anger from baseline to post-treatment; there were no further changes from post-treatment to follow-up. Of the participant characteristics, only readiness to change and anxiety were correlated. The proposed intervention presents a brief, feasible, and preliminary efficacious alternative for regulating post-ABI anger. Intervention gains are associated with readiness to change and anxiety, which has important implications for clinical delivery.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"928-943"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9672943","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}