Laura P Burgos-Morelos, José de Jesús Rivera-Sánchez, Ángel Daniel Santana-Vargas, Claudia Arreola-Mora, Adolfo Chávez-Negrete, J Eduardo Lugo, Jocelyn Faubert, Argelia Pérez-Pacheco
{"title":"Effect of 3D-MOT training on the execution of manual dexterity skills in a population of older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia.","authors":"Laura P Burgos-Morelos, José de Jesús Rivera-Sánchez, Ángel Daniel Santana-Vargas, Claudia Arreola-Mora, Adolfo Chávez-Negrete, J Eduardo Lugo, Jocelyn Faubert, Argelia Pérez-Pacheco","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2169884","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2169884","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Computerized cognitive training tools are an alternative to preventive treatments related to cognitive impairment and aging. In this study, the transfer of 3D multiple object tracking (3D-MOT) training on manual dexterity concerning fine and gross motor skills in 38 elderly participants, half of them with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and the other half with mild dementia (MD) was explored. A total of 36 sessions of the 3D-MOT training program were administered to the subjects. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test was used to assess the baseline cognitive status of the participants. Two batteries of manual motor skills (GPT and MMDT) were applied before and after the 3D-MOT training program. The results showed an interaction effect of training and improvement in manual dexterity tests, from the first training session until the fifteenth session, and after this range of sessions, the interaction effect was lost. However, the training effect continued to the end of the thirty-six-session program. The experimental results show the effect of cognitive training on the improvement of motor skills in older adults. This type of intervention could have a broad impact on the aging population in terms of their attention, executive functions, and therefore, their quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"328-337"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10610108","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}
Angela Sekely, Aalim Makani, Sonya Dhillon, Konstantine K Zakzanis
{"title":"Return to work following mild traumatic brain injury: Psychological and cognitive factors in a litigating sample in the post acute stage of recovery.","authors":"Angela Sekely, Aalim Makani, Sonya Dhillon, Konstantine K Zakzanis","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2171293","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2171293","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study was to investigate return to work (RTW) rates following a single uncomplicated mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) in the post-acute stage in the context of active litigation. More specifically, we sought to determine what psychological and/or cognitive factors predict a RTW after mTBI. Archival data were obtained from a random sample of litigating patients (<i>n</i> = 125; 54% female; mean age: 42.96 (SD = 12.74) who were referred to a private practice for a neuropsychological examination regarding their disability status following a single uncomplicated mTBI. A hierarchical regression analysis was used to assess the predictive value of emotional symptoms and cognition with respect to RTW status. Approximately 50% of the sample did not RTW. Attentional deficits (<i>r<sub>s</sub></i> = -0.248) and depressive symptoms (<i>r<sub>s</sub></i> = 0.248) were significantly associated with RTW. A hierarchical regression analysis found that depressive symptoms (<i>p</i> < .05) were associated with RTW outcomes. These findings suggest that individuals with increased depressive symptoms are more likely to demonstrate poor RTW outcomes in the post-acute stages of mTBI. These results are of interest to clinicians as they underscore the importance of screening and early intervention for depressive symptoms following a single uncomplicated mTBI in the post-acute stages in litigating samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"367-374"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10591492","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}
Hannah Darwazah, Jared B Hammond, Stephen L Aita, Grant G Moncrief, Ryan C Thompson, Jonathan D Lichtenstein, Robert M Roth
{"title":"Coronavirus anxiety and its relationship to mood and cognition in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19.","authors":"Hannah Darwazah, Jared B Hammond, Stephen L Aita, Grant G Moncrief, Ryan C Thompson, Jonathan D Lichtenstein, Robert M Roth","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2025.2469247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2025.2469247","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Subjective and objective cognitive dysfunction may be observed in patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), and are associated with depression and general anxiety. Coronavirus anxiety (CA) is associated with subjective cognition, depression, and general anxiety in community samples. We determined the base rate of CA in patients with PASC and its relation to mood, subjective and objective cognition. <b>Design and Methods:</b> Participants were 79 patients with PASC referred for clinical neuropsychological evaluation, who completed the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), BDI-II, BAI, BRIEF-A, and cognitive tests. <b>Results:</b> Base rate of clinically elevated CAS was low (5.1%), whereas BDI-II (78.6%), BAI (80%), and BRIEF-A Global Executive Composite (GEC; 60.3%) were high. Objective dysfunction was most common for Color-Word Interference (20.8%) and Trail Making Test (TMT) Part-B (23.1%). Greater CA was associated with worse depression, general anxiety, BRIEF-A GEC, and TMT Part-A. Higher GAI accounted for the CAS and BRIEF-A GEC association. Longer time since pandemic onset was only associated with decreasing CA. Exploratory factor analysis supported a unidimensional structure for the CAS. <b>Conclusions:</b> Clinically elevated CA is rare in patients with PASC seen for neuropsychological evaluation. Higher CA is associated with worse mood and subjective executive dysfunction, though the latter was accounted for by general anxiety. Patients with PASC who endorse a high level of CA would likely benefit from interventions to reduce emotional distress.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143484269","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}
Ahmet Tas, Muhammed Ikbal Bayhan, Mehlika Yildiz, Yaren Alan, Zeynep Atay, Fatih Sezer, Cagla Kitapli, Ilke Kara Tas, Sabahattin Umman, Murat Sezer
{"title":"Alterations in cerebral artery flow velocity acceleration pattern correlate with cognitive impairment in diabetes mellitus.","authors":"Ahmet Tas, Muhammed Ikbal Bayhan, Mehlika Yildiz, Yaren Alan, Zeynep Atay, Fatih Sezer, Cagla Kitapli, Ilke Kara Tas, Sabahattin Umman, Murat Sezer","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2025.2469261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2025.2469261","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Flow velocity acceleration pattern is related to shear stress, pressure changes, cardiovascular risk factors, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness. Considering the hemodynamic alterations in cognitive impairment, perturbations in cerebral artery flow acceleration pattern may correlate with cognitive impairment, which could enhance our understanding of how cardiovascular risk factors drive cognitive decline from a mechanistic point of view.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The first derivative of middle cerebral artery flow velocity waveforms obtained via transcranial Doppler were computed to visualize acceleration/deceleration waves (a,b,c,d,e) in ensemble-averaged signals. Vascular Aging Index was calculated per its definition (VAI:(b-c-d-e)/a). Relationship between multiple cognitive domains and VAI was evaluated with standard statistical tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>VAI was significantly correlated with HVLT total recall (Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-revised) (<i>r</i>: -0.310 <i>p</i>: 0.046, <i>n</i>: 42), delayed recall (<i>r</i>: -0.396 <i>p</i>: 0.009), % Retention (<i>r</i>: -0.305 <i>p</i>: 0.050) and components of RCFT(Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test), namely raw copy score (<i>r</i>: -0.524 <i>p</i> < 0.001), immediate recall (<i>r</i>: -0.323 <i>p</i>: 0.037). Controlling for age, body mass index, gray matter volume and diabetes duration yielded stronger correlations but lower group numbers due to missing data. Correlation coefficients for VAI with HVLT delayed recall and % Retention were -0.439 (<i>p</i>: 0.012) and -0.444(<i>p</i>: 0.011 <i>n</i>: 36) respectively. Likewise the adjusted correlations of VAI with RCFT components were improved (Raw Copy <i>r</i>: -0.557 <i>p</i> < 0.001, Immediate Recall <i>r</i>: -0.440 <i>p</i>: 0.012, Delayed Recall (<i>r</i>: -0.358 <i>p</i>: 0.044).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In patients with diabetes, cerebral artery flow velocity acceleration pattern correlates with cognitive performance in visuo-constructional and verbal cognitive domains. Computational fluid dynamics may aid developing a better mechanistic understanding of arterial hemodynamics-cortical function coupling.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143484266","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":"Transcranial direct current stimulation for cognitive rehabilitation in people with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.","authors":"Anas R Alashram","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2025.2465851","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2025.2465851","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>People with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) often experience cognitive impairments that affect independence in their activities. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been recently used for treating cognitive impairments in patients with neurological conditions. This review aims to investigate the effects of tDCS on cognitive function in PwMS. Databases including \"PubMed, SCOPUS, MEDLINE, EMBASEe, and Web of Science\" were searched until July 2024. The risk of bias was evaluated using the Cochrane Collaboration tool (CCT). Nine were selected for inclusion in this review, encompassing 274 PwMS, 77.74% of whom were females. Five studies have a low risk of bias, while four have a moderate risk of bias on the CCT. The findings revealed mixed evidence regarding the effects of tDCS on cognitive function in PwMS. In conclusion, most studies have shown that tDCS does not improve various cognitive domains in PwMS. However, due to the limited number of studies and their high heterogeneity, further research is needed to assess the immediate and long-term impacts of tDCS on numerous cognitive domains in PwMS, understand the relationship between PwMS characteristics and their response to the tDCS intervention, and define the optimal tDCS treatment protocols for treating cognitive impairments in PwMS.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143477230","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":"Neuropsychology of Alzheimer's disease: From preclinical phase to dementia.","authors":"Ezgi Soncu Büyükişcan","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2025.2469236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2025.2469236","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by significant cognitive and functional decline, initially presenting with episodic memory impairment. A thorough neuropsychological assessment is essential for AD diagnosis, particularly in the early stages in which interventions may be more effective. This paper reviews the neuropsychology of Alzheimer's disease, highlighting the cognitive progression of the disease. In the typical forms of AD, episodic memory appears to be the first and foremost affected cognitive domain. As AD progresses, cognitive impairments extend beyond memory to affect various domains such as attention, executive functions, language, and visuospatial abilities. Neuropsychiatric issues, such as depression and anxiety, which often accompany cognitive decline, are also common, especially at the advanced stages of the disease. While episodic memory impairment is the earliest and most prominent feature in typical AD cases, comprehensive assessments, including social cognition and neuropsychiatric evaluations, are crucial for accurate diagnosis and treatment planning.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143469866","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}
Brian D Gradwohl, Amber D Rochette, Andrew C Hale, Sarah D Patrick, Dustin B Hammers, Robert J Spencer
{"title":"Cross-validation of the WAIS-IV Similarities incidental learning task.","authors":"Brian D Gradwohl, Amber D Rochette, Andrew C Hale, Sarah D Patrick, Dustin B Hammers, Robert J Spencer","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2025.2466187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2025.2466187","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The incidental learning index based on Similarities subtest (IL-Sim) from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test-Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) has shown promise as a screening measure for memory impairment. We aimed to examine the reliability, convergent and divergent validity, and the utility of IL-Sim index in classifying at least mild and severe memory impairment. One hundred and fifty-three Veterans completed the WAIS-IV Similarities subtest and Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) as part of their clinical evaluations. IL-Sim had acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's <i>α</i> = .85). Among RBANS indices, IL-Sim had the largest association with the Delayed Memory Index (<i>r</i> = .69), followed by the Immediate Memory Index (<i>r</i> = .59), and relatively smaller associations with non-memory indices (<i>r</i>s = .26-.38). For both younger (ages 40-69) and older (ages 70-87) adults, IL-Sim had excellent discriminability between patients without memory problems and those with at least mildly or severely impaired RBANS memory (AUC = .83-.87). To enhance the ease of interpretation for IL-Sim scores, we presented logistic regression-derived probabilities across multiple base rates for each age group and impairment severity. IL-Sim showed strong convergent and divergent validity and discriminated along the memory impairment continuum highlighting its promise as an efficient screening measure of memory.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143469257","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":"Trajectory of long-term neuropsychological performances and cognitive-deterioration-free survival after hippocampus-sparing whole-brain radiotherapy in cancer patients mostly with newly diagnosed brain oligometastases.","authors":"Chi-Cheng Yang, Chi-Cheng Chuang, Ping-Ching Pai, Din-Li Tsan, Wen-Chi Chou, Chih-Liang Wang, Yi-Ming Wu, Chia-Hsin Lin, Yu-Jen Lu, Shinn-Yn Lin","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2025.2465850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2025.2465850","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neurocognitive functions (NCFs) might change after conventional whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT). The technique of hippocampus sparing during WBRT (HS-WBRT) may substantially preserve NCFs. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine whether trajectories of neuropsychological performances maintained or improved after HS-WBRT. A total of 125 cancer patients underwent the HS-WBRT course. Before HS-WBRT, all participants underwent multidomain neurocognitive assessment, mainly involving executive functions and hippocampus-related memory. After radiotherapy, the above assessment was administered at regular time points to monitor longitudinal neuropsychological performances. The delta values of post-radiotherapy and baseline NCF scores showed a sustained trend, signifying cognitive maintenance rather than deterioration. This trend was observed for hippocampus-related verbal memory and frontal-lobe-related executive functions, represented by the score of Word List-immediate memory and Modified Card Sorting Test - Complete Categories, respectively. The potential predictors of longitudinal multidomain neuropsychological performances included age at enrollment, baseline NCF scores, and the assessment time (months) elapsed since enrollment, signifying the trajectory of patients' neuropsychological performances after HS-WBRT. Among longitudinal neuropsychological outcomes, there was a considerable time trend toward maintenance in verbal learning immediate memory [odds ratio, 1.112, 95% confidence interval, 1.08 - 1.15], which persisted even after adjusting for the most independent predictor (baseline NCF scores). Functional preservation of longitudinal multidomain neuropsychological performances was evident after HS-WBRT. Such neurocognitive preservation, particularly hippocampus-related memory functions, was meaningfully sustained in our patients after undergoing the standardized course of hippocampus sparing during WBRT.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143434228","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}
Ingrid Myrvoll Lorentzen, Jacob Espenes, Ingvild Vøllo Eliassen, Erik Hessen, Knut Waterloo, Santiago Timón-Reina, Tormod Fladby, Kristine B Walhovd, Anders M Fjell, Bjørn-Eivind Kirsebom
{"title":"Norwegian normative data for regression-based D-KEFS color-word interference test derived measures and comparison to conventional contrast measures.","authors":"Ingrid Myrvoll Lorentzen, Jacob Espenes, Ingvild Vøllo Eliassen, Erik Hessen, Knut Waterloo, Santiago Timón-Reina, Tormod Fladby, Kristine B Walhovd, Anders M Fjell, Bjørn-Eivind Kirsebom","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2025.2462605","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2025.2462605","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Delis Kaplan Executive Functions system (D-KEFS) Color-Word Interference Test (CWIT) is a neuropsychological test of executive function. The CWIT, an expanded version of the Stroop test, includes contrast measures created by subtracting lower-level conditions from higher-level conditions. These measures do not have available Norwegian norms and have been criticized for their low reliability. For this reason, we present normative data for regression-based derived measures based on a large sample of healthy Norwegians aged 20-85 years and compare the regression measures to conventional contrast measures. The study sample comprised 1011 healthy participants between ages 20 and 85, pooled from three cohorts: the Dementia Disease Initiation cohort (DDI), the Oslo MCI cohort, and the Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition cohort (LCBC). Multiple regression analyses were used to model the effects of the lower-level reading or naming conditions on higher-level inhibition or inhibition/switching conditions. Conventional contrasts and regression-based derived measures were assessed for residual effects of demographics and lower-level CWIT conditions. Stability over time was examined in a sub-sample with available follow-up data. Conventional contrasts showed residual effects of demographics and basic functions. Analyses of stability over time showed ICCs in the poor to moderate range (range = 0.39-0.56) for conventional contrasts and somewhat higher estimates for the regression measures (range = 0.50-0.65). As such, the regression-based derived measures adequately adjust for demographics and lower-level conditions and show better stability over time compared to conventional D-KEFS contrast measures. To fully understand the clinical applicability of regression-based derived measures, future work should include clinical samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143434146","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":"Precision of the Integrated Cognitive Assessment for the assessment of neurocognitive performance in athletes.","authors":"Daniel J Glassbrook, Paul L Chazot, Karen Hind","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2025.2464884","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2025.2464884","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated the precision of the Integrated Cognitive Assessment (ICA; Cognetivity Neurosciences Ltd., Vancouver, Canada) test for the assessment of information processing ability in athletes. Thirty-one participants took part in this study. Participants were eligible if they were a current contact sport or non-contact sport athlete, aged 18-40 years, and healthy; having no underlying medical issues that affect participation in sport. Participants were excluded if they were injured, pregnant, or suffering from post-concussion syndrome. Participants performed the ICA test consecutively both before and after a normal training session to simulate resting and post-sport conditions. Precision errors, relationships (Pearson's r), and internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha) were calculated for three variables, ICA Index (overall information processing ability), ICA Speed (information processing speed) and ICA Accuracy (information processing accuracy). ICA precision errors [root mean squared-standard deviation, RMS-SD (coefficient of variation, %CV)] pre-sport were: ICA Index: 5.18 (7.14%), ICA Speed: 3.98 (4.64%), and ICA Accuracy: 3.64 (5.00%); and post-sport were ICA Index: 3.96 (4.94%), ICA Speed: 2.14 (2.32%), and ICA Accuracy 3.40 (4.25%). The ICA test demonstrates high in-vivo precision with all variables except ICA Index (7.14%) demonstrating an acceptable precision error of ≤5% %CV.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143426662","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}