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Challenges faced by parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder
Ludlow, Amanda; Skelly, Charlotte; Rohleder, Poul (2012-07)Few studies address the daily challenges faced by parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. This article reports on a qualitative interview study with 20 parents exploring their experiences, challenges ... -
Changes in the wellbeing of children starting to learn to play musical instruments.
Rose, Dawn C.; Heaton, Pamela; Jones Bartoli, Alice (2015-03-30)Learning a musical instrument can be considered a 'superskill' associated with meta-plasticity in the brain (Stewart, 2008). Evidence shows neural structural adaptation after 15 months of musical training (Hyde et al., ... -
Children retain implicitly learned phonological sequences better than adults: A longitudinal study
Smalle, Eleonore H M; Page, Michael; Duyck, Wouter; Edwards, Martin G.; Szmalec, Arnaud (2018-09-01)Whereas adults often rely on explicit memory, children appear to excel in implicit memory, which plays an important role in the acquisition of various cognitive skills, such as those involved in language. The current study ... -
Children’s Attitudes to Sustainable Transport. Research Findings No.174/2003
Davison, Paul; Davison, Philippa; Reed, Nick; Halden, Derek; Dillon, Justin (Scottish Executive, 2003-12-15)The Scottish Executive commissioned research on children's and young people's attitudes towards sustainable transport and transport choice and how these attitudes are developed by schools, the informal education sector, ... -
Clinical and neurocognitive changes with modafinil in obsessive–compulsive disorder : a case report
Dittrich, W.; Johansen, T.; Padhi, A.; Smith, I.E.; Chamberlain, S.R.; Fineberg, Naomi (2010)There are limited treatment options for co-occurring sleep disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). We postulated that Modafinil (Provigil) [2-{(diphenylmethyl) sulfinyl acetamide}] a non-amphetamine wakefulnes ... -
Cognition can be distributed, extended, enacted, embodied and systemic (but does it matter which?)
Shipp, Nicholas; Vallee-Tourangeau, Frederic (British Psychological Society (BPS), 2019-02-01) -
Cognitive Assessment Instrument of Obsessions and Compulsions (CAIOC-13) : A new 13-item scale for evaluating functional impairment associated with OCD
Dittrich, W.; Johansen, T.; Fineberg, Naomi (2010)The Cognitive Assessment Instrument of Obsessions and Compulsions (CAIOC) was designed as a novel instrument for clinicians to assess the main cognitive and executive impairments that are hypothesized to underpin the impact ... -
Cognitive conflict resolution after psychotherapy for depression: Its impact on symptoms and psychological distress
Paz, Clara; Feixas, Guillem; Montesano, Adrian; Winter, David (2017-11-26)Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the resolution of cognitive conflicts (CCs) within a randomized controlled trial testing the differential efficacy of group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) plus an individually ... -
Cognitive dysfunction in body dysmorphic disorder : new implications for nosological systems and neurobiological models
Jefferies-Sewell, Kiri; Chamberlain, Samuel R; Fineberg, Naomi A; Laws, Keith R (2017-02-28)Introduction Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a debilitating disorder, characterized by obsessions and compulsions relating specifically to perceived appearance, and which has been newly classified within the Diagnostic ... -
Cognitive performance and specific deficits in OCD symptom dimensions : II. Spatial memory and impaired recognition of visuospatial object locations
Dittrich, Winand; Johansen, T.; Fineberg, Naomi; Landro, N.I. (2011)Objective : To investigate spatial recognition abilities and working memory in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients grouped according to their primary symptom dimensions. Memory has always occupied a central position ... -
Cognitive performance and specific deficits in OCD symptom dimensions : III. Decision-making and impairments in risky choices
Dittrich, Winand; Johansen, T.; Landro, N.I.; Fineberg, Naomi (2011)Objective : To investigate ambiguous and risky decision-making in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients grouped according to established primary symptom dimensions. The difficulties of OCD patients in real-life quite ... -
Cognitive performance and specific deficits in OCD symptom dimensions: I.Olfactory perception and impaired recognition of disgust
Dittrich, W.; Johansen, T.; Landro, N.I.; Fineberg, Naomi; Goder, Y.M. (2010)Objective: To investigate the ability of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in identifying pleasant and disgusting smells. Methods: Participants were 55 OCD patients and 80 healthy controls, also matched for ... -
Color obsessions and phobias in autism spectrum disorders : the case of J.G
Ludlow, Amanda; Heaton, Pamela; Hill, Elisabeth; Franklin, Anna (2014-05-04)The current study is the first investigation of color 'obsessions' and 'phobias' in ASD. We investigate the color perception and cognition of J.G., a boy with ASD who has a strong obsession with blue, and a strong phobia ... -
Coloured filters enhance the visual perception of social cues in children with autism spectrum disorders
Ludlow, Amanda; Taylor-Whiffen, Elaine; Wilkins, Arnold J. (2012)Coloured filters have been found to reduce visual distortion of text in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We investigated the effect of the overlays on the "mind in the eye" task in children with ASD and ... -
A Commentary on Winning formula, man management and the inner game: Commonalities of success in the Ryder Cup and Super Bowl.
Turner, David (2015-06-01)I read Simon Jenkins’ piece with great interest, particularly because I recently delivered (December, 2014) a public presentation on Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll, as part of my Learning From Legendary Coaches series, ... -
Common and Distinct Functional Brain Networks for Intuitive and Deliberate Decision Making
Erdeniz, Burak; Done, D. John (2019-07-20)Reinforcement learning studies in rodents and primates demonstrate that goal-directed and habitual choice behaviors are mediated through different fronto-striatal systems, but the evidence is less clear in humans. In this ... -
Comorbid depression in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) : Symptomatic differences to major depressive disorder
Fineberg, Naomi; Fourie, H.; Gale, T.M.; Sivakumaran, T. (2005)In this study, we compared the depressive symptom profile of a group of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) patients, with comorbid depression, to a group of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). The two groups ... -
Comorbidity of obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorder : A new heuristic
Cuzen, Natalie L.; Stein, Dan J.; Lochner, Christine; Fineberg, Naomi A. (2014-01)Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and substance use disorder share several aspects of phenomenology and may be underpinned by a common mechanism with compulsivity at the core. Despite this overlap, the two disorders show ... -
Comparison of Spontaneous Motor Tempo during Finger Tapping, Toe Tapping and Stepping on the Spot in People with and without Parkinson's Disease
Rose, Dawn C.; Camreon, Daniel; Lovatt, Peter; Grahn, Jessica; Annett, Lucy (2020-01-27)OBJECTIVE: Spontaneous motor tempo (SMT), observed in walking, tapping and clapping, tends to occur around 2 Hz. Initiating and controlling movement can be difficult for people with Parkinson's (PWP), but studies have not ...