Browsing Department of Biological and Medical Psychology by Title
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Prevalence of auditory verbal hallucinations in a general population: A group comparison study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10)The present study was specifically designed to investigate the prevalence of auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) in the general population, and sought to compare similarities and differences regarding socio-demographics, ... -
A primer on dichotic listening as a paradigm for the assessment of hemispheric asymmetry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-28)Dichotic listening is a well-established method to non-invasively assess hemispheric specialization for processing of speech and other auditory stimuli. However, almost six decades of research also have revealed a series ... -
Progressive modulation of resting‑state brain activity during neurofeedback of positive‑social emotion regulation networks
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Neurofeedback allows for the self-regulation of brain circuits implicated in specific maladaptive behaviors, leading to persistent changes in brain activity and connectivity. Positive-social emotion regulation neurofeedback ... -
The promise of music therapy for Alzheimer's disease: A review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease associated with cognitive decline. Memory problems are typically among the first signs of cognitive impairment in AD, and they worsen considerably as the ... -
A psychological symptom based machine learning model for clinical evaluation of irritable bowel syndrome
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by recurrent abdominal pain associated with alterations in stool form and/or stool frequency. Co-morbidities such ... -
Psychometric investigation of the French version of the Aberrant Salience Inventory (ASI): Differentiating patients with psychosis, patients with other psychiatric diagnoses and non-clinical participants
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10)During the prodromal phase of psychosis, individuals may experience an aberrant attribution of salience to irrelevant stimuli. The concept of aberrant salience has been hypothesized to be a central mechanism in the emergence ... -
Pust inn, stemme ut- kan strupens ventilfunksjon fangast opp i Voice Handicap Index?
(Master thesis, 2017-06-14)In order to produce voice, one needs breath, and breath is therefore a fundamental element within the field of voice. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether correlation exists between the aerodynamic parameter ... -
Quantifying auditory impressions in dreams in order to assess the relevance of dreaming as a model for psychosis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)A long noted hypothesis is that mechanisms of dreaming play a role in psychotic hallucinations. One challenge for this hypothesis is that while psychotic hallucinations primarily are auditory, dreaming most characteristically ... -
Quantitative and qualitative consequences of reduced pollen loads in a mixed-mating plant
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12)Greater pollination intensity can enhance maternal plant fitness by increasing seed set and seed quality as a result of more intense pollen competition or enhanced genetic sampling. We tested experimentally these effects ... -
The questionnaire for psychotic experiences: An examination of the validity and reliability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-01)Psychotic experiences are prevalent across a wide variety of psychiatric, neurological, and medical conditions. Yet current assessments are often designed for one disorder, or are limited in their examination of phenomenological ... -
Randomized clinical trial of lumbar instrumented fusion and cognitive intervention and exercises in patients with chronic low back pain and disc degeneration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2003)Study Design: Single blind randomized study. Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of lumbar instrumented fusion with cognitive intervention and exercises in patients with chronic low back pain and disc degeneration. ... -
"Read and Write" Hvordan engelskundervisningen på 1. trinn blir lagt til rette for elever med svake språkferdigheter
(Master thesis, 2022-05-19)Det er nå 25 år siden skolestart for seksåringer ble innført. Intensjonen var at skolestarten skulle være en myk overgang fra barnehagen, med mye fokus på lek, eventyr, sanger, rim og regler. Samtidig har engelsk vært et ... -
Reading in Dyslexia across Literacy Development: A Longitudinal Study of Effective Connectivity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01)Dyslexia is a literacy disorder affecting the efficient acquisition of reading and writing skills. The disorder is neurobiological in origin. Due to its developmental nature, longitudinal studies of dyslexia are of essence. ... -
Reduced neural responses to reward reflect anhedonia and inattention: an ERP study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)An inhibited neural response to reward is typical of clinical depression and can predict an individual's overall depressive symptoms. However, the mechanism underlying this are unclear. Previous studies have found that ... -
Regularized linear discriminant analysis of EEG features in dementia patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-11-30)The present study explores if EEG spectral parameters can discriminate between healthy elderly controls (HC), Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) using. We considered EEG data recorded during normal clinical ... -
The relationship between perceived social support and PTSD symptoms after exposure to physical assault: An 8 years longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Consequences of nondomestic violence are known to be multifaceted with high rates of emotional and psychological problems in addition to physical injuries, and victims report many trauma related symptoms. This study explore ... -
Repetitive Religious Chanting Invokes Positive Emotional Schema to Counterbalance Fear: A Multi-Modal Functional and Structural MRI Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction: During hard times, religious chanting/praying is widely practiced to cope with negative or stressful emotions. While the underlying neural mechanism has not been investigated to a sufficient extent. A previous ... -
Residual cognitive deficits following Major Depression : Associations to symptoms, course of illness, and outcomes from Computerized Working Memory Training.
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-04-14)Kognitive vansker ved depresjon har fått økt oppmerksomhet de siste tiårene. Selv om kognitiv funksjon bedrer seg etter affektiv remisjon så vedvarer betydelige kognitive residual symptomer. Dette påvirker daglig fungering, ... -
Resilience to substance use disorder following childhood maltreatment: association with peripheral biomarkers of endocannabinoid function and neural indices of emotion regulation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Childhood maltreatment (CM) is a risk factor for substance use disorders (SUD) in adulthood. Understanding the mechanisms by which people are susceptible or resilient to developing SUD after exposure to CM is important for ... -
Resting States Are Resting Traits – An fMRI Study of Sex Differences and Menstrual Cycle Effects in Resting State Cognitive Control Networks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-24)To what degree resting state fMRI is stable or susceptible to internal mind states of the individual is currently an issue of debate. To address this issue, the present study focuses on sex differences and investigates ...