Browsing Department of Biological and Medical Psychology by Document Types "Doctoral thesis"
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About psychotic-like experiences and auditory verbal hallucinations : Transdiagnostic investigations of neurobiological, cognitive, and emotional aspects of a continuous phenomenon
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-03-19)Hallucinations and delusions are known to be key symptoms of psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, and have been studied extensively. However, these experiences also occur in other mental disorders, which suggests a ... -
Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Beyond the Core Symptoms of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-02-06)Background/Introduction: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent condition in both children (estimated prevalence of about 5%) and adults (estimated prevalence of about 3%). ADHD is characterized by ... -
Aphasia after stroke. From admission to one-year post-stroke : Lesion location, lesion size, and self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-12-16)Afasi er en erverva kommunikasjonsvanske som påvirker livet til personen som rammes, og hans eller hennes omgivelser. Afasi er som oftest et resultat av et hjerneslag. Skadelokalisasjon og skadestørrelse påvirker ... -
Application of PCR and DGGE to characterise the microflora of farmed fish
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-11-09)Farming of fish has become an increasingly important part of the Norwegian fishing industry. Furthermore, the Norwegian fishing sector represents one of the largest national industries in terms of economic value. Fish is ... -
Being the Instrument of Change : Staff Experiences in Developing Trauma-informed Practice in a Norwegian Child Welfare Residential Care Unit
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-12-03)The overall aim of this project is to contribute to the development of interventions that benefit children and adolescents in residential care. Research shows that this is a particularly vulnerable population, typically ... -
Biological Risks and Neurodevelopment in Young North Indian Children
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-01-26)Background. Children growing up in poverty face multiple biological and psychosocial risks, some of which are primarily found in low to middle income countries. Unfavourable biological circumstances, such as inadequate ... -
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 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 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 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 ... -
Communication difficulties in children identified with psychiatric problems
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-09-27)Several studies have pointed to an overlap between different developmental psychopathological conditions and language impairments, and difficulties with communication have been identified in children of various diagnostic ... -
Consequences of social defeat stress for behaviour and sleep. Short-term and long-term assessments in rats
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-04-08)Social stressors play a major role in the pathogenesis of affective disorders like anxiety and depression. These disorders are associated with altered behaviour (i.e. locomotor activity, harm avoidance, startle response, ... -
Different levels of explanation of brain network dynamics in healthy participants using functional MRI
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-11-19)Magnetisk resonansavbildning muliggjorde ikke-invasiv utforskning av hjernens funksjon, struktur og kjemi og har en sentral plass innen kognitiv nevrovitenskap. Et viktig fremskritt var å etablere forskjellige nettverk i ... -
Early detection and intervention in psychosis: A long-term perspective.
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The early life condition: Importance for sleep, circadian rhythmicity, behaviour and response to later life challenges
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-12-09)Early life environment has a vast impact on development and adult functioning. Optimal brain development depends not only on genetic programming but also on specific external stimuli, where mother-infant relationships play ... -
The effects of background noise on asymmetrical speech perception
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-09-24)The present thesis aimed at examining the effects of environmental background noise on asymmetrical speech perception. To assess asymmetrical speech perception, the Bergen Dichotic Listening (DL) task with consonant-vowel ... -
Effects of Music Training on Cortical Plasticity: : Cognitive Rehabilitation of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-05-10)The aim of this thesis was to explore the neuroplastic effects of playing the piano on patients with cognitive impairment following a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). It was hypothesised that playing the piano would ... -
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 ... -
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 ...