Verbal Fluency
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The aim of the study was the functional neurodevelopmental assessment of children with posterior fossa tumors, specifically examining whether tumor location in particular cerebellar structures determines particular neuropsychological... more
Objective There is a lack of consensus regarding the extent to which cognitive dysfunctions may recover upon cessation of alcohol intake by alcohol-dependents (AD), and the divergent findings are most likely due to methodological... more
Detey, S., Fontan, L., Le Coz, M. & Jmel, S. (2020). Computer-assisted assessment of phonetic fluency in a second language: a longitudinal study of Japanese learners of French. Speech Communication 125: 69-79.... more
Executive dysfunction is a characteristic impairment of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). However whether such deficits are related to autism per se, or to associated intellectual disability is unclear. This paper examines... more
The Semantic Verbal Fluency (SVF) test entails the generation of words from a given category within a pre-set time of 60 seconds. Objectives: To verify whether socio-demographic and clinical data of individuals with dementia correlate... more
Objective fluency judgment has always been a formidable task in language testing. Nonetheless, temporal fluency is the type of fluency which can be measured and quantified. Given that, temporal fluency is also known as temporal measures... more
This study investigated (1) whether attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is associated with executive functioning (EF) deficits while controlling for oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder (ODD/CD), (2) whether ODD/CD... more
The 3/2/1 Fluency Activity is a simple, fun, and effective way to improve speaking fluency. During this meaning-focused activity, time pressure and repetition challenge learners to improve performance.
The lexical approach identifies lexis as the basis of language and focuses on principle that language consists of grammaticalised lexis. in second language acquisition, over the past few years, this approach has generated great interest... more
This article contains the script, or the conference speech of my 45-minute talk that was presented on September 19th, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event (titled ELT Day II) took place at Disal Botafogo and provided a setting for... more
Resumen: Introducción. El presente estudio analiza si una tarea de fluidez verbal escrita es útil para discriminar el deterioro cognitivo leve (DCL) frente al envejecimiento normal con quejas subjetivas de memoria (EN). Método. Se... more
Pronunciation teaching of the segmental aspects needs to be balanced with the inclusion of learner awareness of stress, rhythm, intonation and meaningful production. Yet many formats for pronunciation teaching do not place these skills... more
The purpose of this study was to examine verbal fluency and verbal short-term memory in 12 adults with Down syndrome (DS) and 12 adults with Intellectual Disability (ID) of unspecified origin, matched for receptive vocabulary and... more
Research on the chameleon effect has demonstrated that social benefits such as liking, safety, rapport, affiliation, and cohesion can be evoked through nonverbal imitation (e.g., body language and mannerisms). Herein we introduce the... more
Dirección Postal: Lic. Marina Drake. Laboratorio de Neuropsicología, Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires. Perdriel 74, Buenos Aires. Email: drake@fibertel.com.ar ... UNA BATERÍA NEUROCOGNITIVA PARA DETECCIÓN DE ENFERMEDAD DE ALZHEIMER EN... more