Verbal fluency tasks, encompassing both semantic (category-based) and phonemic (letter-based) tests, are simple yet powerful tools for probing language, memory and executive control in individuals ...

Deep brain stimulation is an effective treatment for motor symptoms in patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease. While ultimately regarded as safe, DBS can yield noticeable ...

The ability to generate spoken verbs in infinitive in a given time begins to worsen in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Thus, the verb fluency test has been found to be a suitable ...

A new study found that older adults can perform better on thinking and memory tests after 6 months of aerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise gets the blood moving through your body and to your brain.

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is an effective and safe treatment for motor symptoms in patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. In addition to motor symptoms such as tremors, ...

memory Brain atrophy does not appear to mediate the diabetes-cognition relationship. HealthDay News — Type 2 diabetes is associated with declines in verbal memory and fluency among older ...

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham studied the impact of unilateral DBS on verbal fluency in Parkinson’s patients. Findings showed that electrode implants in the left hemisphere of ...