Neuroscience
This instrument was developed by neuropsychologists and others at Baycrest in Toronto. Its website is located at: cogniciti.com. I am looking forward to examining it.
- Neuropsychology Abstract Of The Day: Neuropsychological Assessment
A pilot evaluation of a brief non-verbal executive function assessment in Parkinson's disease. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2013 Jul 4; Hobson PJ, Meara RJ, & Evans RAbstractOBJECTIVE: Screening for cognitive impairment in the clinical...
- Alzheimer Disease Treatment
The current (October 2011) issue of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry has free-download access to two review articles dealing with Alzheimer's disease. One deals with drug treatment, whilst the other addresses non-pharmacolgic treatments. An editiorial...
- Neuropsychology Abstract Of The Day: Aging And Mci Screening
Today's recommended read deals with an important neuropsychological assessment issue in the domain of aging and the potential to identify the presence of cognitive problems that might (emphasis on "might" - such findings in a screen are not definitive)...
- Recent Event: International Conference On Alzheimer's Disease (icad) 2009, Vienna
Last week, the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD) took place in Vienna. If you'd like the most recent news on research and clinical findings about Alzheimer's disease, press releases and related online resources at the...
- Abstract Of The Day: Neuropsychological Tests Accurately Predict Conversion To Alzheimer Disease
Mary C. Tierney, PhD, Christie Yao, Alex Kiss, PhD and Ian McDowell, PhD. Neuropsychological tests accurately predict incident Alzheimer disease after 5 and 10 years. Neurology 2005; 64: 1853-1859. From the Geriatric Research Unit (Dr. Tierney and C....
Neuroscience
Alzheimer Disease: Cogniciti - Another Free-Access Online Dementia Screening Instrument
This instrument was developed by neuropsychologists and others at Baycrest in Toronto. Its website is located at: cogniciti.com. I am looking forward to examining it.
It looks like it was released last month. It has been getting some Canadian press this week.
- Neuropsychology Abstract Of The Day: Neuropsychological Assessment
A pilot evaluation of a brief non-verbal executive function assessment in Parkinson's disease. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2013 Jul 4; Hobson PJ, Meara RJ, & Evans RAbstractOBJECTIVE: Screening for cognitive impairment in the clinical...
- Alzheimer Disease Treatment
The current (October 2011) issue of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry has free-download access to two review articles dealing with Alzheimer's disease. One deals with drug treatment, whilst the other addresses non-pharmacolgic treatments. An editiorial...
- Neuropsychology Abstract Of The Day: Aging And Mci Screening
Today's recommended read deals with an important neuropsychological assessment issue in the domain of aging and the potential to identify the presence of cognitive problems that might (emphasis on "might" - such findings in a screen are not definitive)...
- Recent Event: International Conference On Alzheimer's Disease (icad) 2009, Vienna
Last week, the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD) took place in Vienna. If you'd like the most recent news on research and clinical findings about Alzheimer's disease, press releases and related online resources at the...
- Abstract Of The Day: Neuropsychological Tests Accurately Predict Conversion To Alzheimer Disease
Mary C. Tierney, PhD, Christie Yao, Alex Kiss, PhD and Ian McDowell, PhD. Neuropsychological tests accurately predict incident Alzheimer disease after 5 and 10 years. Neurology 2005; 64: 1853-1859. From the Geriatric Research Unit (Dr. Tierney and C....