Introduction: Semi-automatic neuropsychological testing has gained a position both in clinical use and in research. Comparison studies with traditional neuropsychological tests are sparse and the role of such semi-automated testing is debated. To integrate semi-automated neuropsychological testing in the established clinical setting the tests must be validated in the patient groups addressed. T...

In the human brain, forgetting is a very effective way of focusing on the important things, while unstressing irrelevant details. In the ForgetIT project, we use forgetting and other processes in the human brain such as the context-driven reconstruction of memories as an inspiration for creating intelligent methods for joint information and preservation management. In this paper, we present sel...

Non-volatile memories are susceptible to special type of faults known as program disturb faults. Testing for such faults requires the application of stress tests which have long application time to distinguish faulty cells from nonfaulty cells. In this paper, we present a new sensing scheme that can be used with stress tests to allow for efficient detection of faulty cells based on the notion o...

Ecstasy/MDMA use has been associated with various memory deficits. This study assessed declarative and procedural memory in ecstasy/MDMA users. Participants were tested in two sessions, 24 h apart, so that the memory consolidation function of sleep on both types of memory could also be assessed. Groups were: drug-naive controls (n1⁄4 24); recent ecstasy/MDMA users, who had taken ecstasy/MDMA 2–...

The present paper describes exploratory work in which a Sparse Distributed Memory (SDM) was applied as a text classifier. The SDM is a type of associative memory based on the properties of highdimensional spaces, where data are stored based on pattern similarity. The results obtained with the SDM are surprisingly good, for they can be achieved with little or none pre-processing. They are far su...

 Introduction: Patients with epilepsy can have impaired cognitive abilities. Many factors contribute to this impairment, including the adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs like Gabapentin (GBP). Apart from anti-epilectic action, Gabapentin is used to relieve ethanol withdrawal syndrome. Because both GBP and ethanol act on GABA ergic system, the purpose of this study was to evaluate their effe...

INTRODUCTION Methohexital has replaced amobarbital during Wada testing at many centers. The objective of our study was to compare the use of methohexital and amobarbital during Wada testing regarding language and memory lateralization quotients as well as speech arrest times. METHODS A chart review of 582 consecutive patients undergoing 1041 Wada-procedures was performed (left=60, right=63, b...

Animal and human studies have repeatedly shown that stress hormones influence memory. Glucocorticoids (GCs) enhance memory consolidation but impair memory retrieval. Studies in rodents indicate that adrenergic activation is necessary for GC induced effects on memory. We have shown, in two previous placebo-controlled double-blind experiments, that memory retrieval is significantly impaired after...

BACKGROUND Spinal systems that are currently available for correction of spinal deformities or degeneration such as lumbar spondylolisthesis or degenerative disc disease use components manufactured from stainless steel or titanium and typically comprise two spinal rods with associated connection devices (for example: DePuy Spines Titanium Moss Miami Spinal System). The Memory Metal Spinal Syste...

A case of transient global amnesia of clear vascular aetiology is described. Results of neuropsychological testing carried out during the attack clarify the nature of the memory disorder and suggest that the critical region of ischaemia is the medial temporal area around the hippocampus. Follow-up testing suggests that no lasting memory impairment resulted.