Working memory assessment using cambridge neuropsychological test automated battery can help in the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review …

Z Sabahi, M Farhoudi, A Naseri… - Dementia & …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an interstitial state between normal aging and dementia.
Objective: In this study, we investigated working memory (WM) profiles of MCI patients using …

Working memory training for healthy older adults: the role of individual characteristics in explaining short-and long-term gains

E Borella, E Carbone, M Pastore, R De Beni… - Frontiers in human …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Objective: The aim of the present study was to explore whether individual characteristics
such as age, education, vocabulary, and baseline performance in a working memory (WM) …

A test for the assessment of pragmatic abilities and cognitive substrates (APACS): Normative data and psychometric properties

G Arcara, V Bambini - Frontiers in psychology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The Assessment of Pragmatic Abilities and Cognitive Substrates (APACS) test is a new tool
to evaluate pragmatic abilities in clinical populations with acquired communicative deficits …

The role of working memory, inhibition, and processing speed in text comprehension in children

E Borella, A de Ribaupierre - Learning and Individual Differences, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to investigate age-related differences in text
comprehension performance in 10-to 12-year-old children, analyzing the joint influence of …

Gains in language comprehension relating to working memory training in healthy older adults

B Carretti, E Borella, M Zavagnin… - International journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective A growing number of studies are focusing on cognitive training procedures to
delay age‐related decline. Given the crucial role of working memory (WM) in everyday life …

Working memory training in old age: an examination of transfer and maintenance effects

E Borella, B Carretti, G Zanoni… - Archives of clinical …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The present study examined the efficacy of a verbal working memory (WM) training program
in old-old individuals (over 75 years of age). Thirty-six adults aged 75–87 took part in the …

Cognitive inhibition in students with and without dyslexia and dyscalculia

LC Wang, HJ Tasi, HM Yang - Research in developmental disabilities, 2012 - Elsevier
The present study presents a comparison of the cognitive inhibition abilities of dyslexic,
dyscalculic, and control students. The participants were 45 dyslexic students, 45 dyscalculic …

Inhibitory mechanisms in Down syndrome: Is there a specific or general deficit?

E Borella, B Carretti, S Lanfranchi - Research in developmental disabilities, 2013 - Elsevier
The cognitive profile of individuals with Down syndrome (DS) is known to be characterized
by an impaired executive functioning, but inhibition-related processes have not been …

The effects of print exposure on sentence processing and memory in older adults: Evidence for efficiency and reserve

BR Payne, X Gao, SR Noh, CJ Anderson… - Aging …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The present study was an examination of how exposure to print affects sentence processing
and memory in older readers. A sample of older adults (N= 139; Mean age= 72) completed a …

The age-period-cohort-interaction model for describing and investigating inter-cohort deviations and intra-cohort life-course dynamics

L Luo, JS Hodges - Sociological Methods & Research, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Social scientists have frequently sought to understand the distinct effects of age, period, and
cohort, but disaggregation of the three dimensions is difficult because cohort= period− age …