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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 ... -
The role of the primary auditory cortex in the neural mechanism of auditory verbal hallucinations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-24)Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) are a subjective experience of “hearing voices” in the absence of corresponding physical stimulation in the environment. The most remarkable feature of AVHs is their perceptual quality, ... -
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 ... -
Early and Later Life Stress Alter Brain Activity and Sleep in Rats
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-26)Exposure to early life stress may profoundly influence the developing brain in lasting ways. Neuropsychiatric disorders associated with early life adversity may involve neural changes reflected in EEG power as a measure ... -
A follow-up study of first episode major depressive disorder. Impairment in inhibition and semantic fluency—potential predictors for relapse?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-09-13)The present study investigated the Executive Functions (EF) of inhibition, mental flexibility and phonemic and semantic fluency in a 1-year follow-up assessment of patients diagnosed with first episode Major Depressive ... -
ASSERT - The Autism Symptom SElf-ReporT for adolescents and adults: Bifactor analysis and validation in a large adolescent population
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-12)With a view to developing a brief screening instrument for autism symptoms in a general population of adolescents, seven items from the Asperger syndrome (and high-functioning autism) diagnostic interview were adapted for ... -
Auditory verbal hallucinations in persons with and without a need for care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) are complex experiences that occur in the context of various clinical disorders. AVH also occur in individuals from the general population who have no identifiable psychiatric or ... -
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 ... -
Early detection and intervention in psychosis: A long-term perspective.
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Nondirective meditation activates brain areas associated with retrieval of memories and emotional processing
(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 ... -
Autistic features in school age children: IQ and gender effects in a population-based cohort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03)Level and characteristics of intellectual function (IQ) have been associated with symptom presentation in children with autism spectrum disorder. The present study examined associations between IQ and autistic features in ... -
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) ... -
A synthesis of evidence on inhibitory control and auditory hallucinations based on the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) framework
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-26)The National Institute of Mental Health initiative called the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project aims to provide a new approach to understanding mental illness grounded in the fundamental domains of human behavior and ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
Self-supervised, mobile-application based cognitive training of auditory attention: A behavioral and fMRI evaluation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07)Emerging evidence of the validity of collecting data in natural settings using smartphone applications has opened new possibilities for psychological assessment, treatment, and research. In this study we explored the ...