Abstract: Although neuropsychological investigations of schizophrenia are methodologically challenging and often reveal inconsistent and wide-ranging deficits, convergent themes in the literature can be found regarding abnormalities of attention, memory ...
Neuropsychological Aspects of Prospective RememberingAbstract:Experimental as well as neuropsychological research has mainly applied simple prospective memory tasks. These tasks, however, might not reflect processes like planning or self-initiated ...
Executive Functions Among Boys with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Pilot StudyAbstract: Recent studies reported inconsistent findings on child and adolescent Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) whether it is characterized by a ...
Executive Functions: Overview and TaxonomyAbstract: This review article proposes a taxonomy of executive functions based on neuropsychological models. The goal is to present a multidimensional framework of executive functions and associated diagnostic ...
Several studies indicate that the frontal cortex is sensitive to the toxic effects of alcohol. Recent studies of our group revealed an impairment of alcohol dependent subjects in object alternation. One major problem of these studies is that they all used ...
Decision making in Parkinson’s disease – an overviewDecision making is a key function in everyday life. Patients with cognitive dysfunctions are often confronted with difficult decisions. Previous research has revealed cognitive deficits in patients with ...
Derzeit ist eine Vielzahl neuropsychologischer Testverfahren verfügbar. Die z. T. inhaltliche Überschneidung führt zu differierenden Ergebnissen in der Diagnostik der Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-/Hyperaktivitätsstörung. Im Rahmen der Erfassung von ...
Executive Deficits, Repressive Coping Behaviour and the Overestimation of Memory PerformanceWe examined the influence of executive functions and a repressive coping disposition on the overestimation of memory abilities in a group of 80 patients with ...
Construction of a Questionnaire for Complaints of Cognitive Disturbances in Patients with Mental DisordersThe present study aimed at a first evaluation of the new developed questionnaire for complaints of cognitive disturbances (FLei) in patients with ...
We assessed whether video game experience exerts substantial influence on standardised measures of driving skill. Three subject groups (n = 90) with different video game experiences (frequent, moderate and without extensive experience) performed standard ...
ADHD in Childhood: Etiology and Treatments Focusing on Brain ImagingThe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent psychological disorders in childhood. The goal is to describe the status quo in etiology regarding ...
Neuropsychological Assessment of Adult ADHDADHD can be regarded as a multidimensional disorder often accompanied by neuropsychological impairments. Not only attention intensity, attention control and executive functions are affected but also additional ...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is associated with a marked impairment in the ability to do two things at once, or ‘dual task’. Several studies have reported that depression is also associated with impairments in cognitive functioning, particularly executive ...
The chapter reviews the evidence in support of the idea that cognitive functions can benefit from listening to music or making music and how this evidence might be used to stabilize cognitive aging and prevent or diminish cognitive decline. The beneficial ...
Autosomal-dominante Ataxien sind eine heterogene Gruppe von Erkrankungen, denen ein zerebelläres Syndrom gemeinsam ist. Neben motorischen Einschränkungen zeigen sich auch häufig kognitive Beeinträchtigungen und affektive Störungen. Exekutive Dysfunktion ...
Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s DiseaseDeep brain stimulation is one of the most effective therapies to treat Parkinson’s disease. The subthalamic nucleus (STN), the internal part of globus pallidum (GPi) and the nucleus ventrointermedius (VIM) of ...
Cognitive skills and language development in children aged between four and five yearsAbstract. The aim of the present study is to investigate the association of various cognitive basic competencies and language skills in preschoolers. Children with low ...
Abstract. The Executive Functions Module of the Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (NAB) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) were used to investigate age-related differences in the predictability of intelligence with ...
Subjective ratings and objective cognitive performance in mentally healthy individualsAbstract. Neuropsychological studies show equivocal results for the relationship between subjective and objective measures of cognitive performance. Cognitive ...
Abstract. The assessment of executive functions (EF) often yields conflicting results between standardized tests and self-ratings (e. g., in depression or adult ADHD). For the present investigation, standardized EF-tasks were enriched in order to better ...
The Impact of ADHD on Executive Dysfunctions in Neurofibromatosis Type 1Abstract. In addition to having physical complications, children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) show a wide spectrum of ...
The Assessment of Deficits in Executive Function with the Cologne Executive AssessmentAbstract: Executive dysfunctions are common following traumatic brain injury, stroke, or neurodegenerative diseases. The ...
Commentary on the INCOG 2.0 Guideline «Executive Functions» Regarding Cognitive Rehabilitation after Traumatic Brain InjuryAbstract: Executive functions include mental abilities associated with higher control and ...
Abstract. This study investigated the empirical differentiation of prospective memory, executive functions, and metacognition and their structural relationships in 119 elementary school children (M = 95 months, SD = 4.8 months). These cognitive abilities ...
Neuroimaging data of ADHD, Tic-Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder in children and adolescentsSummary: ADHD, Tic Disorder, Tourette’s Syndrome, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder are all characterised by an impairment of executive functioning and ...
Fragestellung: Da im Zuge inklusiver Bestrebungen immer mehr hörgeschädigte Kinder eine allgemeine Schule besuchen werden, gilt es, relevante entwicklungspsychologische Voraussetzungen hierfür genauer zu betrachten. In einer Studie wurden deshalb sozial-...
Neuropsychological models of autism spectrum disorders – behavioral evidence and functional imagingObjective: To review neuropsychological models of theory of mind (ToM), executive functions (EF), and central coherence (CC) as framework for cognitive ...
Bei der Erforschung aggressiv-dissozialen Verhaltens wurde die Bedeutung von neuropsychologischen Funktionen bisher vergleichsweise selten berücksichtigt – zudem sind die Ergebnisse heterogen. Mit einer umfangreichen Literatursuche wurden Studien ...
Die Studie beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, ob und inwieweit lernpsychologische Techniken die Exekutivfunktionen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen mit ADHS innerhalb eines multimodalen Therapieprogramms günstig beeinflussen können. 45 Kinder und Jugendliche mit ...
Zusammenfassung.Es wurde untersucht, ob bei der Diagnostik exekutiver Störungen bei Erwachsenen mit Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit/Hyperaktivitätsstörung (ADHS) Diskrepanzen zwischen Selbst- und Fremdangaben sowie zwischen Fragebögen und Testergebnissen ...
On the Relevance of Impaired Executive Functions in the Diagnostics of Attention-Deficit/HyperactivityAbstract. Deficits in executive functions, in particular in behavioral inhibition, are at the core of several ...
Abstract. Twelve older inpatients (M age = 66.8) with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) participated in this controlled pilot trial either in a physical exercise group (PEG; n = 6; aerobic, strength, and coordination exercises) or an active control group (...
Abstract. Chronic schizophrenia involves neuropsychological deficits that primarily strike executive functions and episodic memory. Our study investigated these deficits throughout the lifespan in patients with chronic schizophrenia and in healthy ...
Exekutive Funktionen (EF) sind kognitive Steuerungsmechanismen, die zielgerichtetes Verhalten ermöglichen. EF werden sowohl im Alltag als auch beim Lernen benötigt und stellen in der Diagnostik eine wichtige Beschreibungsdimension dar. Exekutive ...
Opportunities of online-based assessment of working memory and executive functions in children with learning disordersAbstract. Empirical research with regard to possible causes of learning disorders has identified several ...
The Role of Parent-Rated Executive Functions as Predictors of School PerformanceAbstract.Introduction: The term „executive functions“ (EF) often embraces inhibition, cognitive flexibility and working memory ...
Children's Executive Functions: Scrutinizing Cognitive Training ProgramsAbstract:Background: Executive functions are usually divided into working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility. Cognitive training ...
Global determinants of the local costs associated with shifts between simple cognitve tasksAbstract. In recent years the so-called task-shifting paradigm has gained broad interest in experimental cognitive psychology. A prominent aim of this line of ...
Executive dysfunctions are a core symptom of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Nonetheless, there is a lack of diagnostic instruments for the parent and/or teacher assessment of children’s executive (dys‐) functions that are ...
The construct validity of selective attention in a computerized test battery for attentional performance in children (KITAP)Selective attention is highly relevant for the psychosocial development of children. The KITAP test results of N = 467 children (...
Developmental basis of emotion regulationThis article approaches the interrelation between emotions and emotion regulation from a developmental perspective, embedding it in a system of psychological forms of regulation. Existing conceptions of emotion ...
Executive functions: Underlying cognitive processes and their correlates in late preschool childrenAbstract. In the developmental literature, there is a growing interest in executive functioning, especially of preschool children. Executive control ...
Zusammenfassung. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden mehrsprachigkeitsbedingte Vorteile in den exekutiven Funktionen anhand von Konditionalaussagen der Form „Wenn P, dann Q” untersucht. Dabei interessieren v.a. Aufgaben mit kontraintuitiven und abstrakten ...Effects of early bilingualism on deductive reasoning in elementary school ageAbstract. In the present article we examine bilinguals’ advantages in executive functioning when reasoning with conditionals of the form ”if p then q”. We specifically examined ...
Development of manual dexterity, executive functions, and scholastic achievement in children at risk for developmental coordination disordersThe present 3-year-longitudinal study investigated manual dexterity, executive functions, and scholastic ...
Abstract. The present longitudinal study explores, on the one hand, the nature and strengths of the relation between cognitive and behavioral self-regulation, and, on the other hand, the impact of early social, cognitive, and self-regulatory skills on ...
Influence of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Executive Functions in Childhood: A Systematic ReviewAbstract. Executive functions are essential in child development. The aim of the present systematic review was to summarize how mindfulness-based ...
Do Executive Functions and Emotional Control Regulate Stress Symptoms From Third to Fifth Grade?Abstract. This study investigated the influence of cognitive and emotional regulation capacities on psychological stress symptoms in primary school students. ...
Executive functions among male children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderThis study aimed to investigate whether inconclusive results concerning a generalized executive function deficit among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity ...
The clinical validity of a computerized test battery for attentional performance for children (KITAP) in the diagnosis of ADHD in children aged 7 – 10 yearsNeuropsychological tests have been shown to discriminate between children with and without ...
Motor coordination impairments in childhood: The role of individual differences in cognitive functionsThe aim of the present study was to explore cognitive functions in children with poor motor coordination and in children at risk for developmental ...