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...

Research exploring the impact of development and aging on working memory (WM) has primarily concentrated visual verbal domains, with limited attention paid to tactile modality. The current study sought evaluate WM encompassing storage manipulation across these three modalities, spanning from childhood old age. included 134 participants, divided into four age groups: 7-8, 11-12, 25-35, 60-69. Each participant completed Visuospatial Span, Digit Tactual forward backward recall. findings...

One of the most frequently applied paradigms in clinical and experimental fields for assessing working memory is simple span task, composed forward backward recall conditions. However, utility measures their relation to modalities has yet be elucidated. The current study aimed address which more sensitive differentiation between tactile, verbal, visuo-spatial modalities, test if differ disparity two

Cognitive flexibility (CF) is defined as the ability to switch efficiently between different concepts or tasks. Empirical evidence of CF in individuals with bulimia nervosa (BN), offers conflicting conclusions, attributed how conceptualized and operationalized. The aims current study were compare performance women BN healthy controls, utilising a model that includes three subtypes termed: task switching, switching sets stimulus-response mapping. In addition, examine association clinical...

Background: Working memory (WM) impairment is a potential consequence of motor aphasia resulting from left-hemisphere ischemic stroke. While verbal WM has been studied extensively in this disorder, research regarding non-verbal modalities remains limited, particularly visuospatial WM, tactile and the relationship between them. Additionally, language impairments limit ability to assess patients, highlighting necessity diagnostic tools clinical practice. The current study’s objectives were...

Neuropsychological tests are often used to evaluate executive function (EF) deficits in patients suffering traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). This study compared the sensitivity of three such tests--namely, Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System Sorting Test (D-KEFS ST), Wisconsin Card (WCST), and Trail Making (TMT)--in differentiating between severe TBI healthy controls. The differences two groups were significant for 5/5 variables evaluated through D-KEFS ST, 4/6 WCST, 2/2 TMT. Receiver...

Working memory (WM), the capacity to temporarily hold and manipulate information, is evaluated using span paradigm, which consists of forward backward recall tasks assess storage manipulation, respectively. In accordance with dedifferentiation theory, suggests that different cognitive abilities compensate for decline others during aging process, current study aimed examine whether fluid intelligence mediates relationship between across verbal, visuospatial, tactile modalities while including...

Longitudinal studies have shown inconsistent findings regarding the association between cognition, demographic characteristics, and clinical decline in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Our objective was to further explore these relations, over time, while also considering age sex. A total of 183 patients with RRMS were assessed at two time points, using a neuropsychological battery Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). For first assessment, participants divided by (<29,...

The Tactual Span assesses tactile working memory (WM) using both hands while applying forward and backward conditions. study objectives were to validate a one-hand version of the evaluate WM laterality in modality. Of 145 participants, 80 performed with their right hand, 65 it left hand. Moreover, all participants two span tasks visuo-spatial auditory modalities, each encompassing Results revealed adequate Cronbach's alpha values for hand conditions Span, along positive correlation between...

The span paradigm is commonly used to assess working memory (WM), predominantly through the visual and auditory routes less often tactile modality. current study aimed validate “Tactual Span”, a new task developed evaluate WM in Participants were 140 healthy young adults, who performed Tactual Span alongside tasks three additional modalities (auditory, visual, visuospatial), as well selective attention semantic verbal fluency task. other found correlate, while correlations with largely...

The sensory compensation hypothesis posits that deficits in one modality can lead to enhanced performance of cognitive tasks relying on another, intact modality. Most studies this area have explored the visual and auditory senses, with inconsistent findings. Meanwhile, tactile has rarely been examined context. present study compared working memory (WM) abilities senses individuals deprivation. Fourteen participants blindness 20 deafness performed a WM task verbal or visuospatial tasks,...

Cognitive flexibility (CF) has been proposed as a potential trait marker in anorexia nervosa (AN), although findings have inconsistent. To address this inconsistency, we applied model that distinguishes between three subtypes of CF: task switching, switching sets, and stimulus-response mapping, which then assessed using paradigm-based battery. The aim the study was to investigate how AN is associated with these CF subtypes. Thirty-three women 37 age- education-matched controls performed...

Deductive reasoning and working memory are integral parts of executive functioning important skills for blind people in everyday life. Despite the importance these skills, influence visual experience on as well relationship between these, is unknown. In this study, fifteen participants with congenital blindness (CB), late (LB), sighted blindfolded controls (SbfC), performed two tasks deductive memory. We found that while CB LB did not differ their abilities, group worse than controls, better...

Background: Working memory (WM) involves temporarily storing and manipulating information. Research on the impact of aging WM has shown inconsistent results regarding decline in visual verbal WM, with a lack studies tactile WM. This study aimed to assess effects across verbal, visuospatial, modalities using span tasks forward (storage) backward (manipulation) stages. Methods: A total 130 participants, divided into four age groups 20–29, 60–69, 70–79, 80–89, completed Digit, Visuospatial,...

Traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) has implications in many areas, including cognitive functioning. Findings regarding problems people with SCI are inconsistent, presumably due to multiple variables than can affect performance, among them emotional variables. The purpose of the current study was elucidate sequalae some individuals tSCI no medical record brain injury, while taking into consideration.Cross-sectional, two groups.A public rehabilitation center.Twenty participants at least ten...

Studies examining visuospatial working memory (WM) in individuals with congenital deafness have yielded inconsistent results, and tactile WM has rarely been examined. The current study examined span tasks the two modalities among 20 participants typical hearing. group had longer forward backward spans than hearing a computerized Corsi block-tapping test (Visuospatial Span), whereas no such difference was found Tactual Span (tactile WM). In group, age of sign language acquisition not...

ABSTRACT Objective Efforts have been made to characterize executive functions (EF) in anorexia nervosa (AN) both the acute stage of illness and after weight gain, yet many questions remain. The question verbal versus visuo‐perceptual stimuli this regard has not adequately addressed. aim study is further examine EF women with past present AN compare their performances visual modalities who never suffered from an eating disorder. Method Thirty‐five underweight patients, 33 weight‐restored...

Phantom Limb Pain (PLP) is a phenomenon commonly observed in orthopedic rehabilitation units that can have detrimental effects on patients’ functioning. Psychological aspects of PLP been widely investigated showing some coping mechanisms are advantageous at certain points but not others. However, the related to positive adjustment during course adequately examined. The aim study was investigate relationship between and mechanism two process. Thirty one inpatients, who had undergone...

Objective: To assess the unmediated association between neurological impairment and quality of life (QoL) among persons with spinal cord injury (SCI), in context both early post-acute long-term rehabilitation settings.