One of the major advantages Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) is its multiple measures learning and memory. This study evaluated empirically whether different scores are, in fact, not merely expressions a single factor, but, rather, memory domains. The AVLT was administered to 146 normal subjects. Factor analyses produced one, two, or three factors depending on combination included analysis criteria used determine number factors. basic identified were acquisition retention. latter can...

Norms on seven composite scores derived from the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) are reported here. These reflect a variety of verbal memory processes: learning, interference, retention over time, and retrieval efficiency. The norms based 943 children ranging in age 8 to 17 years, divided into 10 cohorts, 528 adults, 21 91 6 cohorts. Overall, learning measures were most sensitive age. significant changes as measured with these took place very young old groups. may be attributable...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common cause of damage, resulting in long-term disability. The ever increasing life expectancies among TBI patients necessitate a critical examination factors that influence outcome. Our objective was to evaluate contribution premorbid (which were identified our previous work) and acute indices functioning following TBI.Eighty-nine participants with moderate-to-severe evaluated at an average 14.2 years postinjury (range: 1-53 years) neuropsychological...

Abstract The Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) has been found to be differentially affected by age, intelligence, and population type. However, previous studies did not specifically report which scores differentiate between age groups. Five hundred twenty-eight males females, ranging in from 21 91 years, were administered the Hebrew version of AVLT. Resulting norms are, therefore, based upon a very large sample females. In addition, findings provide detailed description differential...

Abstract This paper examines switching and clustering in phonemic semantic fluency tasks individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Fluency were administered to 30 Hebrew-speaking patients TBI age-matched control participants. Significant group differences found total output, number of switches, clusters on both tasks, but not mean cluster size. Unlike prediction, z scores the switches lower than equivalent test. Results highlight executive component importance using this task when...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common cause of damage, resulting in long-term disability. The "reserve" construct has been proposed to account for reported mismatch between damage and its clinical expression. Although numerous studies have used various measures thought reflect this construct, few examined underlying structure populations, no systematically studied TBI. In present study, structural equation modeling technique was evaluate several models hypothesized represent...

The primary objective of this study was to measure the predictive power pre-injury socio-economic status (SES), severity injury and age variables on very long-term outcomes traumatic brain (TBI). By applying a within-subjects retroactive follow-up design factor analysis, also compared relative sample-specific predictors that more commonly used conceptually based factors. Seventy-six participants with severe TBI were evaluated at an average 14 years post-injury extensive neuropsychological...

Assessed long-term effects of assisted reproduction technologies in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and related techniques embryo transfer (ET) on children's adjustment. 51 school-age Israeli children conceived by IVF/ET were compared with control-matched spontaneously. The assessment included a comprehensive medical evaluation, psychological examination, teachers' reports, parents' self-reports. As controls, did not reveal significant differences in physical neurological status or cognitive...

Abstract While traditionally considered a motor structure, the cerebellum is also involved in cognition. However, underlying cognitive mechanisms through which contributes to evolutionarily novel abilities remain poorly understood. Another open question how this structure core unifying mechanism across domains. Motivated by evolutionary principle of neural reuse, we suggest that successful account cerebellar contributions higher domains will build on structure’s established role behaviors....

Abstract Objective Context-dependent effect (CDE) is a process by which reinstating at test the original learning context enhances recall ability of material being studied. Although recognition people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) poorer than that healthy controls, both groups show CDE equally. In current study, we seek to body emotional expressions as contextual information, on facial recognition, and eye movements. Method Twenty-four individuals 27 patients moderate-to-severe TBI...

While traditionally considered a motor structure, the cerebellum is also involved in cognition. However, underlying cognitive mechanisms through which contributes to evolutionarily novel abilities remain poorly understood. Another open question how this structure core unifying mechanism across domains. Motivated by evolutionary principle of neural reuse, we suggest that successful account cerebellar contributions higher domains will build on structure’s established role behaviors. We...

While traditionally considered a motor structure, the cerebellum is also involved in cognition. However, underlying cognitive mechanisms through which contributes to evolutionarily novel abilities remain poorly understood. Another open question how this structure core unifying mechanism across domains. Motivated by evolutionary principle of neural reuse, we suggest that successful account cerebellar contributions higher domains will build on structure’s established role behaviors. We...

The ability to identify facial expressions of happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust was studied in 48 nondisabled children 76 with learning disabilities aged 9 through 12. On the basis their performance on Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test Benton Visual Retention Test, LD group divided into three subgroups: those verbal deficits (VD), nonverbal (NVD), both nonverbal.

Abstract This study examines levels of unawareness cognitive deficits and their relationship to functional outcome among persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Data from 61 TBI 34 family members consisting various measures were used. The results suggest that awareness is not differentially distributed along a concrete- continuum domains. Awareness in this sample was significantly related psychiatric symptomatology partially associated behavior disturbances daily functioning, but...

The authors describe a transient phase during training on movement sequence wherein, after an initial improvement in speed and decrease variability, individual participants' performance showed significant increase variability without change mean speed. Subsequent to this phase, as practice continued, again decreased, significantly exceeded the gains predicted by extrapolation of learning curve, type errors committed changed, became more coherent. increased may reflect mixture 2 (or more)...