• No sex difference in an everyday multitasking paradigm 

      Hirnstein, Marco; Larøi, Frank; Laloyaux, Julien Freddy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03)
      According to popular beliefs and anecdotes, females best males when handling multiple tasks at the same time. However, there is relatively little empirical evidence as to whether there truly is a sex difference in multitasking ...
    • Nondirective meditation activates brain areas associated with retrieval of memories and emotional processing 

      Xu, Jian; Vik, Alexandra; Groote, Inge Rasmus; Lagopoulos, Jim; Holen, Are; Ellingsen, Øyvind; Håberg, Asta; Davanger, Svend (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-26)
      Nondirective meditation techniques are practiced with a relaxed focus of attention that permits spontaneously occurring thoughts, images, sensations, memories, and emotions to emerge and pass freely, without any expectation ...
    • Nonsocial cognitive underpinnings of theory of mind in schizophrenia 

      Sjølie, Charlotte; Meyn, Emilie K.; Raudeberg, Rune; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Vaskinn, Anja (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Social cognition is a mediator between nonsocial cognition and functional outcome in schizophrenia. However, the relationship between specific nonsocial cognitive and social cognitive domains is less clear. The aim of this ...
    • Nordmenn i fengsel: Motiv for utdanning 

      Manger, Terje; Eikeland, Ole-Johan; Roth, Beate Buanes; Asbjørnsen, Arve Egil (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 

      Eikeland, Ole-Johan; Manger, Terje; Asbjørnsen, Arve Egil (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 ...
    • Norms matter: U.S. normative data under-estimate cognitive deficits in Norwegians with schizophrenia spectrum disorders 

      Raudeberg, Rune; Iverson, Grant L.; Hammar, Åsa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Objective: To illustrate and quantify how using different normative systems influences the accuracy of identifying cognitive impairment in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Participants and methods: A ...
    • Norsk oversettelse og validering av selvevalueringsverktøyet Vocal Tract Discomfort Scale (VTDS-N) 

      Gaasland, Charlotte Rolfsen; Birkeland, Irene Kleppe (Master thesis, 2018-06-13)
      Voice disorders appear as sensory as well as auditory symptoms. The clinical focus on these impairments is largely attributed to the auditory symptoms. When assessing patients vocal tract discomfort is less emphasized. The ...
    • Norske seksåringers artikulasjon, nasalitet og fonologi - En normering av Testverktøy for artikulasjons- og nasalitetsvansker - norsk versjon (SVANTE-N) 

      Feyling, Miriam Helene; Klepsvik, Magdalen Våge; Løvland, Lina (Master thesis, 2018-06-13)
      Testverktøy for artikulasjons- og nasalitetsvansker - Norsk versjon (SVANTE-N) aims to evaluate articulation and nasality for people with anatomical defects and functional abnormalities in the oral cavity/throat, such as ...
    • Occupational Status Is Compromised in Adults With ADHD and Psychometrically Defined Executive Function Deficits 

      Halleland, Helene Barone; Sørensen, Lin; Posserud, Maj-Britt Rocio; Haavik, Jan; Lundervold, Astri Johansen (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 ...
    • Occurrence and phenomenology of hallucinations in the general population: A large online survey 

      Linszen, Mascha M. J.; de Boer, Janna N.; Schutte, Maya J. L.; Begemann, Marieke J. H.; de Vries, Jacqueline; Koops, Sanne; Blom, Renske E.; Bohlken, Marc M.; Heringa, Sophie M.; Blom, Jan Dirk; Sommer, Iris Else Clara (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Although epidemiological studies report that hallucinations occur in 6–15% of the general population, little is known about their phenomenology. To overcome this paucity, this study investigates the phenomenological ...
    • Olfactory hallucinations in a population-based sample 

      Wehling, Eike Ines; Bless, Josef J; Hirnstein, Marco; Kråkvik, Bodil; Vedul-Kjelsås, Einar; Hugdahl, Kenneth; Kalhovde, Anne Martha; Larøi, Frank (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Olfactory hallucinations referring to olfactory perceptions in the absence of chemical stimuli, occur in non-clinical and clinical populations. Few studies have investigated their prevalence in the general population and ...
    • One-year abstinence improves ADHD symptoms among patients with polysubstance use disorder 

      Hagen, Egon; Erga, Aleksander Hagen; Nesvåg, Sverre; McKay, James R.; Lundervold, Astri; Walderhaug, Espen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-12)
      Introduction Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common comorbid disorder in patients suffering from substance use disorder (SUD). Individuals with co-occurring SUD and ADHD are more likely than SUD patients ...
    • One-year sobriety improves satisfaction with life, executive functions and psychological distress among patients with polysubstance use disorder 

      Hagen, Egon; Erga, Aleksander Hagen; Hagen, Katrin Pedersen; Nesvåg, Sverre; McKay, James R.; Astri, Lundervold; Walderhaug, Espen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05)
      Introduction: Polysubstance use disorder is prevalent in treatment-seeking patients with substance use disorder (SUD), with a higher risk of developing comorbid psychiatric symptoms, more pervasive deficits in cognitive ...
    • An optimal dichotic-listening paradigm for the assessment of hemispheric dominance for speech processing 

      Westerhausen, Rene; Samuelsen, Fredrik Andre Lundgård (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Dichotic-listening paradigms are widely accepted as non-invasive tests of hemispheric dominance for language processing and represent a standard diagnostic tool for the assessment of developmental auditory and language ...
    • Paracingulate sulcus morphology and hallucinations in clinical and nonclinical groups 

      Garrison, Jane R; Fernyhough, Charles; McCarthy-Jones, Simon; Simons, Jon S; Sommer, Iris Else Clara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Hallucinations are a characteristic symptom of psychotic mental health conditions that are also experienced by many individuals without a clinical diagnosis. Hallucinations in schizophrenia have been linked to differences ...
    • Parallel but independent reduction of emotional awareness and corpus callosum connectivity in older age 

      Skumlien, M.; Sederevicius, Donatas; Fjell, Anders Martin; Walhovd, Kristine B; Westerhausen, Rene (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12-31)
      Differential functional specialization of the left and right hemispheres for linguistic and emotional functions, respectively, suggest that interhemispheric communication via the corpus callosum is critical for emotional ...
    • Parental predictors of children’s executivefunctioning from ages 6 to 10 

      Halse, Marte Kathrine; Steinsbekk, Silje; Hammar, Åsa; Belsky, Jay; Wichstrøm, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      According to prominent models of child development, parental factors may contribute to individual differences in children’s executive functioning (EF). Here, we examine the relative importance of parents’ socio-economic ...
    • Parental socioeconomic status and child intellectual functioning in a Norwegian sample 

      Eilertsen, Thomas; Thorsen, Anders Lillevik; Holm, Silje Elisabeth Hasmo; Bøe, Tormod; Sørensen, Lin; Lundervold, Astri (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 ...
    • Pattern classification based on the amygdala does not predict an individual's response to emotional stimuli 

      Varkevisser, Tim; Geuze, Elbert; van den Boom, Max A.; Kouwer, Karlijn; van Honk, Jack; van Lutterveld, Remko (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have often recorded robust univariate group effects in the amygdala of subjects exposed to emotional stimuli. Yet it is unclear to what extent this effect also holds ...
    • Performance monitoring in medication-naïve children with Tourette Syndrome 

      Eichele, Heike; Eichele, Tom; Bjelland, Ingvar; Høvik, Marie Farstad; Sørensen, Lin; Wageningen, Heidi Karin van; Worren, Marius Kalsås; Hugdahl, Kenneth; Plessen, Kerstin J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03-01)
      Background: Tourette syndrome (TS) is a childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorder and its impact on cognitive development needs further study. Evidence from neuropsychological, neuroimaging and electrophysiological studies ...