Memory problems in elderly people with traumatic brain injury

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Saturday, September 21, 2024 | Neuropsychology (general)

Abstract The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of various therapy methods in elderly individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI), taking into account the degree of memory loss and the severity of the injury. The study was conducted in 2022 in Moscow,...

Visual self‐face and self‐body recognition in a left‐brain‐damaged prosopagnosic patient

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | Neuropsychology (general)

Abstract The present case study describes the patient N.G., who reported prosopagnosia along with difficulty in recognising herself in the mirror following a left-sided temporo-occipital hemispheric stroke. The neuropsychological and experimental investigation...

The neuronal signature of surprised facial expression processing under different attentional focuses: A time‐domain and time‐frequency study

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | Neuropsychology (general)

Abstract Previous studies have shown that high-arousal positive and negative facial expressions influence event-related potential (ERP) and time-frequency responses depending on attentional focuses. However, little is known about how relevant neural responses are...

Validity and reliability of the Mobile Toolbox Faces and Names memory test

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | Neuropsychology (general)

Abstract Validation of the Mobile Toolbox Faces and Names associative memory test is presented. Ninety-two participants self-administered Faces and Names in-person; 956 self-administered Faces and Names remotely but took convergent measures in person; and 123...

Body schema and body image as internal representations of the body, and their disorders. An historical review

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Monday, September 9, 2024 | Neuropsychology (general)

Abstract Since the early 1900s, the terms body schema and body image denoted the internal representations of the body. Bonnier’s (1905, Revue Neurologique, 13, 605) schema is a conscious spatial representation of the size, shape, and position of the body, and of...

How pain and body representations transform each other: A narrative review

by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Thursday, September 5, 2024 | Neuropsychology (general)

Abstract Pain, as a multidimensional and subjective experience, intertwines with various aspects of body representation, involving sensory, affective and motivational components. This review explores the bidirectional relationship between pain and body...