Department of Biological and Medical Psychology: Recent submissions
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Listening to rhythmic music reduces connectivity within the basal ganglia and the reward system
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03-28)Music can trigger emotional responses in a more direct way than any other stimulus. In particular, music-evoked pleasure involves brain networks that are part of the reward system. Furthermore, rhythmic music stimulates ... -
Arterial spin labelling shows functional depression of non-lesion tissue in chronic Wernicke's aphasia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-07)Behavioural impairment post-stroke is a consequence of structural damage and altered functional network dynamics. Hypoperfusion of intact neural tissue is frequently observed in acute stroke, indicating reduced functional ... -
Development of Performance and ERPs in a Flanker Task in Children and Adolescents with Tourette Syndrome—A Follow-Up Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06-12)Background: Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with childhood-onset, with a typical decline in tic severity, as well as an increasing ability to suppress tics in late childhood and adolescence. These ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Pragmatic language impairment in children with Noonan syndrome
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Noonan syndrome (NS) is a disorder causing symptoms like short stature, characteristic facial features, congenital heart disease, possible mental retardation, and pragmatic difficulties. This study describes the pragmatic ... -
Amplitude variability over trials in hemodynamic responses in adolescents with ADHD: The role of the anterior default mode network and the non-specific role of the striatum
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02)It has been suggested that intra-individual variability (IIV) in performance on attention and other cognitive tasks might be a cognitive endophenotype in individuals with ADHD. Despite robust IIV findings in behavioral ... -
Parental socioeconomic status and child intellectual functioning in a Norwegian sample
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-10)Socioeconomic status (SES) in childhood has been linked to cognitive function and future academic and occupational success in studies from several countries. However, previous Nordic studies have shown inconsistent results ... -
Assessment of executive function in patients with substance use disorder: A comparison of inventory- and performance-based assessment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-07)Introduction Chronic polysubstance abuse (SUD) is associated with neurophysiological and neuroanatomical changes. Neurocognitive impairment tends to affect quality of life, occupational functioning, and the ability to ... -
Genome-wide analyses of aggressiveness in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03-29)Aggressiveness is a behavioral trait that has the potential to be harmful to individuals and society. With an estimated heritability of about 40%, genetics is important in its development. We performed an exploratory ... -
Trait self-compassion reflects emotional flexibility through an association with high vagally mediated heart rate variability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-10)Converging evidence shows a positive effect of self-compassion on self-reported well-being and mental health. However, few studies have examined the relation between self-compassion and psychophysiological measures. In the ... -
Under the hood of statistical learning: A statistical MMN reflects the magnitude of transitional probabilities in auditory sequences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-02)Within the framework of statistical learning, many behavioural studies investigated the processing of unpredicted events. However, surprisingly few neurophysiological studies are available on this topic, and no statistical ... -
Neuronal underpinnings of stuttering
(Master thesis, 2016-05-24)Fluent speech production depends on robust connections between brain regions that are crucial for auditory processing, motor planning and execution. The ability of the speech apparatus to produce effortless, continuous and ... -
Språklig kompetanse hos syvåringer - En oppfølgingsstudie av barn som har deltatt i forskningsprosjektet ”Kartlegging av 5-åringers språk”
(Master thesis, 2016-05-24)Language impairment is defined as a developmental or acquired deficit, which can present itself as poor understanding and/or difficulty understanding verbal, written and/or other symbolic systems. This project is a follow-up ... -
Sammenheng mellom selvrapporterte og målte lese- og skriveferdigheter hos et utvalg av studenter og innsatte
(Master thesis, 2016-05-24)This master thesis is based on the project Reading and spelling skills among inmates in Norwegian prisons" (Jones, 2012), where the level of reading and spelling skills of the Norwegian inmates was assessed using questionnaires ... -
Språk og dysleksi - en oppfølgingsstudie av barn kartlagt i barnehagen med RI-5, TRAS og CCC-2 - en studie av ulike utviklingsprofiler
(Master thesis, 2016-05-24)Dyslexia is seen as a multifactorial impairment that can be analyzed at a biological, cognitive, symptomatic and environmental level. Consequently it should be possible to detect early risk factors for dyslexia. The aim ...