Browsing Department of Biological and Medical Psychology by Title
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Can a Questionnaire Be Useful for Assessing Reading Skills in Adults? Experiences with the Adult Reading Questionnaire among Incarcerated and Young Adults in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Good screening tools can be of immense value in educational counselling for adults. We report two studies where we explored the factor structure and discriminative power of the Adult Reading Questionnaire (ARQ) ... -
Can we predict real-time fMRI neurofeedback learning success from pretraining brain activity?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Neurofeedback training has been shown to influence behavior in healthy participants as well as to alleviate clinical symptoms in neurological, psychosomatic, and psychiatric patient populations. However, many real-time ... -
Cannabis use in Parkinson’s disease—A nationwide online survey study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of use, attitudes toward, and experiences with cannabis and cannabis-related products among people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) living in Norway. Me ... -
Case Report: No effect of electrical transcranial direct current stimulation adjunct treatment for epilepsia partialis continua in POLG disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)We report a 15-year-old female with POLG-related mitochondrial disease who developed severe multifocal epilepsia partialis continua, unresponsive to standard anti seizure drug treatment and general anesthesia. Based on an ... -
Changes in hippocampal neurogenesis throughout early development
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-01)Adult hippocampal neurogenesis drastically diminishes with age but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, age-related influences on the hippocampal early neuroprogenitor cell (NPC) pool was examined by quantifying ... -
Children with dyslexia show cortical hyperactivation in response to increasing literacy processing demands
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-22)This fMRI study aimed to examine how differences in literacy processing demands may affect cortical activation patterns in 11- to 12-year-old children with dyslexia as compared to children with typical reading skills. ... -
Co-occurring symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a population-based sample of adolescents screened for depression
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-25)Background: Depression is common in adolescents, with a gender bias towards girls. Symptoms associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) tend to co-occur in depressed adolescents. This may be related to ... -
Cochleaimplantat og postoperativ auditiv rehabilitering - En studie om veien tilbake i en hørende verden
(Master thesis, 2017-06-15)Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify service availability and uptake of post operative auditory rehabilitation for adult pasients with cochlear implants. Furthermore, there was an aim to investigate the effect ... -
Cognitive and Emotional Impairment after Minor Stroke and Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI): A Prevalence Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-01)Aim. To study the prevalence of cognitive and emotional impairment following a minor ischemic stroke compared to an age-matched group with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Methods. We included patients aged ... -
Cognitive and MRI trajectories for prediction of Alzheimer’s disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The concept of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is used to describe the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and identification and treatment before further decline is an important clinical task. We selected longitudinal ... -
Cognitive and psychological functioning in patients with substance use disorder; from initial assessment to one-year recovery
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-02-27)Neurocognitive impairment affects quality of life, occupational functioning, and the ability to benefit from therapy. Neurocognitive assessment is thus of importance, but it is expensive and not widely accessible. Therefore, ... -
Cognitive change and antipsychotic medications: Results from a pragmatic rater-blind RCT
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Cognitive impairment is a core aspect of psychotic disorders and difficult to treat. Atypical antipsychotics (AAs) might have differential effects on cognitive impairment, but rigid study designs and selective sampling ... -
Cognitive change in psychosis
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-10-23)Background: Cognitive functioning is impaired in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, with cognitive symptoms a core part of schizophrenia. Cognitive impairment is associated with poorer daily life functioning and prognosis, ... -
Cognitive function and brain plasticity in a rat model of shift work: role of daily rhythms, sleep and glucocorticoids
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Many occupations require operations during the night-time when the internal circadian clock promotes sleep, in many cases resulting in impairments in cognitive performance and brain functioning. Here, we use a rat model ... -
Cognitive function in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: impairment is common and only weakly correlated with depression/anxiety and severity of gastrointestinal symptoms
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objective To investigate cognitive function in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and its relation to anxiety/depression and severity of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. Methods Patients with IBS (n = 65) ... -
Cognitive Impairment and Neurocognitive Profiles in Major Depression—A Clinical Perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Increasingly, studies have investigated cognitive functioning from the perspective of acute state- to remitted phases of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Some cognitive deficits observed in the symptomatic phase persist ... -
Cognitive impairment as a predictor of outcomes in SUD rehabilitation
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-04-05)Bakgrunn: Gjentatte studier har vist at forekomsten av svekket kognitiv fungering blant pasienter med rusmiddellidelser er høy og assosiert med svakere behandlingsutfall i rusbehandling. Identifisering av svekket kognitiv ... -
Cognitive impairment as a predictor of long-term psychological distress in patients with polysubstance use disorders: a prospective longitudinal cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: The association between polysubstance use disorder (pSUD), mental illness, and cognitive impairments is well established and linked to negative outcomes in substance use disorder treatment. However, it remains ... -
Cognitive impairment in patients with Parkinson’s disease: profiles and implications for prognosis
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-01-25)Objectives: The main objective of the present thesis was to explore cognitive impairment in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), focussing on non-demented patients and elucidating cognitive profile, the course and ... -
Cognitive profile in ultra high risk for psychosis and schizophrenia: A comparison using coordinated norms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-01)Background: Cognitive impairment is not only a core aspect of schizophrenia but also commonly observed in help-seeking youth at ultra high risk for psychosis (UHR), with potential implications for prognosis and individualized ...