Department of Biological and Medical Psychology: Nye registreringer
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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 ... -
Occupational Status Is Compromised in Adults With ADHD and Psychometrically Defined Executive Function Deficits
(Journal article, 2014-09)Objective: Problems related to executive function (EF) are frequently reported in adults with ADHD. However, only a subgroup of patients show deficits on common neuropsychological tests designed to measure EF. We investigated ... -
Social functioning and mental health in children: the influence of chronic illness and intellectual function
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-01-13)Chronic illness, and in particular neurodevelopmental disorders, are associated with an increased risk of mental health problems and social difficulties in children. Across the neurodevelopmental disorders, the presence ... -
Post-adolescent developmental changes in cortical complexity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-27)Background: Post-adolescence is known to be a period of general maturation and development in the human brain. In brain imaging, volumetric and morphologic cortical grey-matter changes can easily be assessed, but the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
How brain asymmetry relates to performance – a large-scale dichotic listening study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-02)All major mental functions including language, spatial and emotional processing are lateralized but how strongly and to which hemisphere is subject to inter- and intraindividual variation. Relatively little, however, is ... -
Age and sex related changes in episodic memory function in middle aged and older adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-06)Age-related change in episodic memory function is commonly reported in older adults. When detected on neuropsychological tests, it may still be difficult to distinguish normal from pathological changes. The present study ... -
Stable associations between behavioral problems and language impairments across childhood – The importance of pragmatic language problems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-15)This study investigated language function associated with behavior problems, focusing on pragmatics. Scores on the Children's Communication Checklist Second Edition (CCC-2) in a group of 40 adolescents (12–15 years) ... -
Functional asymmetry and effective connectivity of the auditory system during speech perception is modulated by the place of articulation of the consonant – A 7 T fMRI study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-11)To differentiate between stop-consonants, the auditory system has to detect subtle place of articulation (PoA) and voice-onset time (VOT) differences between stop-consonants. How this differential processing is represented ... -
Gender-stereotyping and cognitive sex differences in mixed- and same-sex groups
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-13)Sex differences in specific cognitive abilities are well documented, but the biological, psychological, and sociocultural interactions that may underlie these differences are largely unknown. We examined within a biopsychosocial ... -
Kartlegging av førskolebarns språkutvikling og risiko for å utvikle dysleksi i skolealder
(Master thesis, 2011-05-24)This study assessed the screening instrument TRAS (Tidlig Registrering Av Språkutvikling) as a tool to identify children at - risk for developmental dyslexia. The introduction gives an overview of theories related to ... -
Språkforståing og utvikling av lese - og skrivevanskar
(Master thesis, 2011-05-24)The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between language - comprehension and developmental dyslexia. This study focused on whether there was a difference between children in a typical group and a dyslexic ... -
Dysartri etter hjerneslag: talemotoriske - og nevrologiske utfall
(Master thesis, 2013-05-28)Hensikten med denne studien var å vurdere om dysartri som bulbært utfall post- slag klassifisert med Frenchay Dysartritest (FDT) ( Enderby, 1998) kunne setjast i samanheng med type hjerneslag klassifisert med Oxfordshire ... -
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, ... -
The assessment of developmental status using the Ages and Stages questionnaire-3 in nutritional research in north Indian young children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-23)Objective and background: For large epidemiological studies in low and middle-income countries, inexpensive and easily administered developmental assessment tools are called for. This report evaluates the feasibility of ... -
Impact of glutamate levels on neuronal response and cognitive abilities in schizophrenia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-02)Schizophrenia is characterized by impaired cognitive functioning, and brain regions involved in cognitive control processes show marked glutamatergic abnormalities. However, it is presently unclear whether aberrant neuronal ... -
A cross-cultural comparison of verbal learning and memory functions in reading disabled American and Norwegian adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04)The present study reports the results of a cross-cultural analysis of the role of phonetic and semantic cues in verbal learning and memory. A newly developed memory test procedure, the Bergen-Tucson Verbal Learning Test ... -
Early detection and intervention in psychosis: A long-term perspective.
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Innsette i norske fengsel: Motiv for utdanning under soning
(Opplæring innanforkriminalomsorga, Rapport 3/10, Research report, 2010)The right of education during incarceration is regulated by international conventions and recommendations. Membership nations of the UN and the Council of Europe are committed to implement the agreements and recommendations ...