Secondary Influences on Neuropsychological Test Performance

Neuropsychological test performance in illiterate subjects.

The purpose of this study was to further analyze the effects of education across different age ranges on neuropsychological test performance. Two different analyses were performed. The first analysis was conducted in order to pinpoint the impact of school attendance on neuropsychological testing. A group of 64 illiterate normal subjects was selected in the Mexican Republic. Their performance wa...

The Impact of Culture on Neuropsychological Test Performance

Effects of paint sniffing on neuropsychological test performance.

Genetic influences on cognitive function using The Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery

The genetic relationship between intelligence and components of cognition remains controversial. Conflicting results may be a function of the limited number of methods used in experimental evaluation. The current study is the first to use CANTAB (The Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery). This is a battery of validated computerised cognitive tests, which allows assessment across ...

Relationship of age and hypertension to neuropsychological test performance.

Young adult (X- = 29) and middle aged (X- =50) hypertensive and normotensive subjects were compared with respect to seven neuropsychological test scores derived from tests on the Halstead-Reitan battery. Age main effects, with inferior performance for the middle aged subjects, were observed for the localization and time portions of the Tactile Performance Test (TPT) and for the Trail Making A t...