Replace Psychometric Inferences with Direct Brain Measurements: LORETA Reflects Traditional Cerebral Loci for Neuropsychological Tests

Ecological Validity of Traditional Neuropsychological Tests

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Assessment of motor and process skills reflects brain-injured patients' ability to resume independent living better than neuropsychological tests.

OBJECTIVE To compare recovery of cognitive functions and activities of daily living during the first year of rehabilitation after severe brain trauma. METHODS Sixteen patients were evaluated by neuropsychological tests and occupational performance (assessment of motor and process skills, AMPS) on admission to the rehabilitation centre and 3, 6 and 12 months later. RESULTS Cognitive function...

neuropsychological disorders in patients with brain tumor

background: very few studies have utilized specific criteria to assess mental disorders in brain tumor patients. this study aimed to diagnose mental disorders in this population using dsm-iv (depression, sleep, and mood) criteria. methods: from march 2007 to july 2009, the surgically treated patients with intracranial neoplasm were included in the study. these patients were examined in an ambul...

Psychometric Foundations of Neuropsychological Assessment

Low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (LORETA) identifies brain regions linked to psychometric performance under modafinil in narcolepsy.

Low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (LORETA) showed a functional deterioration of the fronto-temporo-parietal network of the right hemispheric vigilance system in narcolepsy and a therapeutic effect of modafinil. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of modafinil on cognitive and thymopsychic variables in patients with narcolepsy and investigate whether neurophysiologic...