Sociodemographic predictors and cross-cultural comparisons in tests performance from the Cambridge Neuropsychological Testing Automated Battery (CANTAB) among children aged 6–8 years from Montevideo, Uruguay.

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Thursday, October 31, 2024 | Neuropsychology (general)

Neuropsychology, Vol 38(8), Nov 2024, 727-739; doi:10.1037/neu0000966Objective: Cross-culturally comparative data on measures of executive function (EF) are essential, but the 6–8-year group remains insufficiently described. This study examined the sociodemographic...

Executive function is associated with the development of math performance in children born at <30 weeks’ gestation or <1250 g birthweight.

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Thursday, October 31, 2024 | Neuropsychology (general)

Neuropsychology, Vol 38(8), Nov 2024, 714-726; doi:10.1037/neu0000970Objective: To describe associations between executive function (EF) domains (attentional control, information processing, cognitive flexibility, and goal setting) and concurrent math computation...

Is hyperactivity in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) a functional response to demands on specific executive functions or cognitive demands in general?

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Thursday, October 31, 2024 | Neuropsychology (general)

Neuropsychology, Vol 38(8), Nov 2024, 699-713; doi:10.1037/neu0000975Objective: Hyperactivity is a core and impairing deficit in the clinical model of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, the extent to which hyperactivity in ADHD is evoked by...

Corpus callosum structure and auditory interhemispheric transfer in spina bifida myelomeningocele.

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Thursday, October 31, 2024 | Neuropsychology (general)

Neuropsychology, Vol 38(8), Nov 2024, 687-698; doi:10.1037/neu0000915Objective: Maldevelopment of the posterior corpus callosum is common in spina bifida myelomeningocele (SBM) due to hydrocephalus-related hypoplasia and congenital partial hypogenesis. This study...

Reducing confusion surrounding expert conceptions of Alzheimer’s and dementia: A practical analysis

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Friday, October 25, 2024 | Neuropsychology (general)

Abstract Biological, clinicobiological and clinical conceptions of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are being promoted simultaneously to different practical ends. The co-existence of contemporary conceptions and the ‘scary label’ associated with older...

Pediatric cognitive reserve moderates the effect of brain structure in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Evidence for an optimized residual approach.

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Thursday, October 24, 2024 | Neuropsychology (general)

Neuropsychology, Vol 39(1), Jan 2025, 1-15; doi:10.1037/neu0000978Objective: To validate a residual-based cognitive reserve (CR) index optimized for a pediatric sample with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: Participants were N = 115 children...