Background In the past few years there has been a growing interest in the employment of
verbal productions as digital biomarkers, namely objective, quantifiable behavioural data …

Introduction Composite scores may be useful to summarize overall language or visuospatial
functioning in studies of older adults. Methods We used item response theory to derive …

Early detection of cognitive decline involved in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
(ADRD) in older adults living alone is essential for developing, planning, and initiating …

Background: People with Alzheimer's disease (AD) often demonstrate difficulties in
discourse production. Referential communication tasks (RCTs) are used to examine a …

Objective To investigate differences in language performance among older adults with
normal cognition (CN), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and Alzheimer's disease (ad) …

Objectives: There is limited research on the prognostic value of language tasks regarding
mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's clinical syndrome (ACS) development in …

Epidemiological studies indicate that long-term occupational exposure to aluminum (Al)
causes neurotoxicity and cognitive impairment. While the molecular underpinnings …

Emotional processing, particularly facial expression recognition, is essential for social
cognition, and dysfunction may be associated with poor cognitive health. In pathological …

Purpose This research investigated the nature of cognitive decline in prodromal Alzheimer's
disease (AD), particularly in mild cognitive impairment, amnestic type (aMCI). We assessed …

This paper uses a discourse task to explore aspects of semantic production in persons with
various degree of cognitive impairment and healthy controls. The purpose of the study was …