Browsing Department of Biological and Medical Psychology by Title
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Electroconvulsive Therapy in Depression: Improvement in Quality of Life Depending on Age and Sex
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives It is uncertain if there are variations in the improvement of quality in life between sexes and age groups after electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The aim of this study was to investigate how health-related ... -
Electrophysiological and Hemodynamic Correlates of Expectancy in Target Processing
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-11-20)Identifying patterns of recurrent events is central to human perception, cognition and behavior. By extracting patterns from the environment, individuals can make efficient predictions about future events. By and large, ... -
Electrophysiological Correlates of Performance Monitoring in Children with Tourette Syndrome. A developmental perspective
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-08-25)Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder with childhood onset, characterized by chronic motor and vocal tics. Typically, tic symptoms attenuate during adolescence in parallel with the emerging self-regulatory ... -
Eliciting false auditory perceptions using speech frequencies and semantic priming: a signal detection approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction Individuals experiencing auditory hallucinations (AH) tend to perceive voices when exposed to random noise. However, the factors driving this tendency remain unclear. The present study examined the interaction ... -
Emotional and behavioural function in children with language problems- a longitudinal, population- based study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This longitudinal, population-based study investigated associations between language problems (LP) and emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD). Parents and teachers gave information about LP and EBD when the children ... -
Emotions or cognitions first? Longitudinal relations between executive functions and emotion regulation in childhood
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Executive functions and emotion regulation develop from early childhood to adolescence and are predictive of important psychosocial outcomes. However, despite the correlation between the two regulatory capacities, whether ... -
En studie av studenters lese- og skriveferdigheter
(Master thesis, 2017-06-14)Recent research has shown that the relationship between self-reported reading and writing skills and scores on actual measured skills was lower among a group of inmates than in groups of adults and students. The purpose ... -
Enhancing neuroimaging genetics through meta-analysis for Tourette syndrome (ENIGMA-TS): A worldwide platform for collaboration
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Tourette syndrome (TS) is characterized by multiple motor and vocal tics, and high-comorbidity rates with other neuropsychiatric disorders. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ... -
The Epistemic Status of Processing Fluency as Source for Judgments of Truth
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-09-07)This article combines findings from cognitive psychology on the role of processing fluency in truth judgments with epistemological theory on justification of belief. We first review evidence that repeated exposure to a ... -
Estradiol driven change in hallucination proneness across the menstrual cycle as studied with a white noise paradigm
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The estrogen hypothesis for schizophrenia suggests neuroprotective effects of estrogen for the development of the disorder and for symptom severity, including auditory hallucinations. Furthermore, estrogen has shown enhancing ... -
European clinical guidelines for Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders—version 2.0. Part III: pharmacological treatment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In 2011, the European Society for the Study of Tourette Syndrome (ESSTS) published the first European guidelines for Tourette Syndrome (TS). We now present an update of the part on pharmacological treatment, based on a ... -
Evaluation of a Simple Clinical Language Paradigm With Respect to Sensory Independency, Functional Asymmetry, and Effective Connectivity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-03)The present study replicates a known visual language paradigm, and extends it to a paradigm that is independent from the sensory modality of the stimuli and, hence, could be administered either visually or aurally, such ... -
Evaluering av behandlingstilbud for pasienter med unilateral recurrensparese ved Haukeland universitetssykehus
(Master thesis, 2018-06-13)The voice is part of human identity and also an important tool for communication. Voice disorders can therefore cause physical, social and emotional limitations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the treatment ... -
Evening light environments can be designed to consolidate and increase the duration of REM-sleep
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Evening exposure to short-wavelength light has disruptive effects on circadian rhythms and sleep. These effects can be mitigated by blocking short-wavelength (blue) frequencies, which has led to the development of evening ... -
Examining 3-month test-retest reliability and reliable change using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) is a battery of computerized neuropsychological tests commonly used in Europe in neurology and psychiatry studies, including clinical trials. The purpose of ... -
Examining the repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status validity indices in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective: We examined the frequency of possible invalid test scores on the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and whether there ... -
Executive Functioning in adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): From basic mechanisms to functional outcome
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-09-18)Background Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by age inappropriate levels of hyperactivity, inattention and impulsivity. A large proportion of children with ADHD have persisting symptoms into ... -
Executive Functioning in recurrent - and first episode Major Depressive Disorder: Longitudinal studies
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-02-26)Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is in the acute phase of illness often associated with neuropsychological impairment in a range of cognitive domains such as attention, memory, psychomotor speed and Executive Functioning ... -
An Exploratory Investigation of Goal Management Training in Adults With ADHD: Improvements in Inhibition and Everyday Functioning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are predominantly treated with medication. However, there is also a need for effective, psychologically based interventions. As ADHD is strongly ... -
Exploring stop signal reaction time over two sessions of the anticipatory response inhibition task
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Various behavioural tasks measure response inhibition encompassing the ability to cancel unwanted actions, evaluated via stop signal reaction time (SSRT). It is unclear whether SSRT is an unchangeable inherent measure of ...