Department of Biological and Medical Psychology: Nye registreringer
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Innsatte i nordiske fengsler: Utdanning, utdanningsønske og -motivasjon
(TemaNord: 592, Research report, 2008)Undersøkelsene Innsatte i fengsel har rett til utdanning og opplæring. Rettighetene er regulerte av internasjonale konvensjoner og anbefalinger. Medlemsstatene i FN og Europarådet har forpliktet seg til å følge opp de ... -
Innsette i norske fengsel: Kompetanse gjennom utdanning og arbeid
(Opplæring innanforkriminalomsorga, Rapport 1/10, 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 ... -
Innsatte i Bergen fengsel: Leseferdigheter og lesevansker
(Innsatte i bergen fengsel: 1, Research report, 2007)Denne rapporten presenterer noen delresultater fra en pilotstudie om innsattes vaner og ferdigheter i lesing, skriving og matematikk. Nittifire innsatte i Bergen fengsel deltok i en spørreskjemaundersøkelse med fokus på ... -
Innsatte i Bergen fengsel: Delrapport 2: Lesevaner, leseerfaringer og leseferdigheter
(Innsatte i Bergen fengsel: 2, Research report, 2007)Denne rapporten presenterer resultater fra undersøkelsen ”Lesevaner og leseferdigheter blant innsatte”, som ble gjennomført i Bergen fengsel høsten 2006. Resultatene som legges fram er hentet fra den delen av spørreskjem ... -
Innsatte i Bergen fengsel: Delrapport 3: Leseferdigheter og grunnleggende kognitive ferdigheter
(Innsatte i Bergen fengsle: 3, Research report, 2008)Retten til opplæring er fastslått i Opplæringslova, og tidligere undersøkelser har vist at en betydelig del av de innsatte i Norge ikke har fått nyttet denne retten, med resultat at utdanningsnivået er klart lavere blant ... -
Nordmenn i fengsel: Motiv for utdanning
(Opplæring innanforkriminalomsorga, Rapport 4/13, Research report, 2013)Training and education for those in prison constitutes an important but often neglected aspect of adult learning. A fundamental principle of Norwegian prison policy states that prisoners should have the same access to ... -
Nordmenn i fengsel: Utdanning, arbeid og kompetanse
(Opplæring innanforkriminalomsorga, Rapport 3/13, Research report, 2013)Training and education for those in prison constitute an important but often neglected aspect of adult learning. A fundamental principle of Norwegian prison policy states that prisoners should have the same access to social ... -
Correlations between measures of executive attention and cortical thickness of left posterior middle frontal gyrus - a dichotic listening study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-10-01)Background: The frontal lobe has been associated to a wide range of cognitive control functions and is also vulnerable to degeneration in old age. A recent study by Thomsen and colleagues showed a difference between a young ... -
Skriftlige engelskferdigheter hos dyslektiske elever. Sammenlignende studie av elever i Norge og i Ungarn
(Master thesis, 2009-05-25)This study is addressing differences in literacy skills in English, with a specific focus on Norwegian and Hungarian dyslexics. Study is conducted from the perspective of characteristic features in dyslexics and typical ... -
Amphetamine-induced psychosis - a separate diagnostic entity or primary psychosis triggered in the vulnerable?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12-05)Use of amphetamine and methamphetamine is widespread in the general population and common among patients with psychiatric disorders. Amphetamines may induce symptoms of psychosis very similar to those of acute schizophrenia ... -
Differences between children and adolescents who commit suicide and their peers: A psychological autopsy of suicide victims compared to accident victims and a community sample
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-01-04)Background: The purpose of this study was to gain knowledge about the circumstances related to suicide among children and adolescents 15 years and younger. Methods: We conducted a psychological autopsy, collecting information ... -
Autism spectrum symptoms in children with neurological disorders
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-11-12)Background: The aims of the present study were to assess symptoms associated with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children with neurological disorders as reported by parents and teachers on the Autism Spectrum Screening ... -
Advancing our understanding of the link between statistical learning and language acquisition: The need for longitudinal data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-31)Mastery of language can be a struggle for some children. Amongst those that succeed in achieving this feat there is variability in proficiency. Cognitive scientists remain intrigued by this variation. A now substantial ... -
Stamming og språklateralisering – en undersøkelse med funksjonell og strukturell hjerneavbildning
(Master thesis, 2012-05-24)Utviklingsmessig stamming er en taleflytforstyrrelse som oppstår i barndommen. Mange barn som opplever forstyrrelsen blir spontant bedre, men omtrent en prosent av befolkningen har fremdeles utviklingsmessig stamming som ... -
Sammenheng mellom perseptuell vurdering av hypernasalitet og nasometerverdier hos barn med leppe-kjeve-ganespalte
(Master thesis, 2011-12-03)Excessive nasal resonance in speech (hypernasality) is a disorder which may have negative communicative and social consequences for the person who has this problem. Excessive nasal resonance is often associated with cleft ... -
Attention Network Test in adults with ADHD - the impact of affective fluctuations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-07-27)Background: The Attention Network Test (ANT) generates measures of different aspects of attention/executive function. In the present study we investigated whether adults with ADHD performed different from controls on ... -
Anti-depressive effectiveness of olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone and ziprasidone: a pragmatic, randomized trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-08-31)Background: Efficacy studies indicate anti-depressive effects of at least some second generation antipsychotics (SGAs). The Bergen Psychosis Project (BPP) is a 24-month, pragmatic, industry-independent, randomized, head-tohead ... -
Congenital prosopagnosia: multistage anatomical and functional deficits in face processing circuitry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)Face recognition is a primary social skill which depends on a distributed neural network. A pronounced face recognition deficit in the absence of any lesion is seen in congenital prosopagnosia. This study investigating 24 ... -
Teacher reports of hypoactivity symptoms reflect slow cognitive processing speed in primary school children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)The mediating effect of cognitive processing speed on the ability of a primary school child to achieve his/her full potential of intellectual functioning emphasizes the importance of methods to detect ‘‘slow’’ children. ... -
Tidlige kognitive kjennetegn på dysleksi. Identifisering av kognitive ferdigheter hos barn, som kan predikere senere vansker med skriftspråket
(Master thesis, 2008-06-05)The purpose of this study was to investigate cognitive markers in pre-school age that can predict later failure in reading and writing. It was focused on phonological awareness and different aspects of short-term memory ...