Search for dissertations about: "Frontal Lobe"

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2. 1. Perceived Self-image, Intellectual Ability, Frontal Lobe Function, and Perceived Ward Atmosphere among Patients with Psychosis

   Author : Jan-Åke Jansson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychiatry; clinical psychology; psychosomatics; WAIS-R; SASB; rCBF; COPES; ward atmosphere; self-image; self-control; schizophrenia; psychoses; Frontal lobe function; intelligence; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik; Psykiatri;

   Abstract : These studies were conducted at the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Unit (PRU), characterised by a supportive ego-strenghtening psychodynamic approach. The general aim of the thesis was to study how intellectual ability and perceived self-image were related to perceived ward atmosphere among patients with psychosis. READ MORE

4. 2. Mind your Language, All Right? Performance-dependent neural patterns of language

   Author : Helene van Ettinger-Veenstra; Maria Engström; Peter Lundberg; Thomas Karlsson; Anita McAllister; Karsten Specht; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Language ability; performance; fMRI; functional magnetic resonance imaging; Broca; Wernicke; temporal lobe; inferior frontal gyrus; reading; fluency; lateralization; lateralisation; right hemisphere; performance-dependent; neural activation;

   Abstract : The main aim of this dissertation was to investigate the difference in neural language patternsrelated to language ability in healthy adults. The focus lies on unraveling the contributions of theright‐hemispheric homologues to Broca’s area in the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and Wernicke’s areain the posterior temporal and inferior parietal lobes. READ MORE

5. 3. The aging frontal lobe in health and disease : a structural magnetic resonance imaging study

   Author : Olof Lindberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Cortical and subcortical regions of the brain decrease in volume in normal as well as pathological aging. Previous studies indicate that certain parts of the brain, like the prefrontal cortex, may be particularly vulnerable to age-related processes which are manifested by significant volume loss in this region. READ MORE

6. 4. Advances in brain SPECT : methodological and human investigations

   Author : Marco Pagani; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : SPECT; 99Tcm-HMPAO; Computerised Brain Atlas; rC13F; Control Subjects; Alzheimer s Disease; Frontal Lobe Dementia;

   Abstract : The aim of this work was to optimise and validate a new approach for examination of die regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) using Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) for application in clinical research and patient care. It also involved the implementation of a software system for evaluation and analysis of rCBF. READ MORE

7. 5. The effect of chronic alcoholism on epigenetic patterns regulating gene expression and neurodegeneration in the human brain

   Author : Sofia Johansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Alcoholism; cognition; drug dependence; brain; frontal cortex; motor cortex; LUMA; epigenetics; methylation; gene expression; endogenous controls; real-time PCR.;

   Abstract : Chronic alcoholism causes about 3.2% of all deaths worldwide. It has an association to about 60 different diseases and injuries with enormous social and economical impact. Despite these facts, very few pharmacological treatments exist and we can still not explain the mechanisms behind addiction, craving and cognitive impairments seen in the abuser. READ MORE