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  1. 1. Exploring serial positioning effects in Claeson-Dahl's Test for verbal learning and retention – a naturalistic study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Hampus Fritz; [2024]
    Keywords : serial positioning effect; Claeson-Dahl’s Test for verbal learning and retention; neuropsychology; memory; word list; Seriepositionseffekten; Claeson-Dahls Test för inlärning och minne; neuropsykolog; minne; ordlista; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Serial positioning effects and the derived recency ratio has shown increasing promise as clinical tools for evaluating neurocognitive disorders. These measures have remained unexplored in Claeson-Dahl’s Test for verbal learning and retention (CDT). READ MORE

  3. 2. And Action! : A Study of the Semantic Domains of Action through Interpretation of Metaphor

    University essay from

    Author : Henrik Westerdahl; [2023]
    Keywords : Semantic domain; Semantic dimension; Semantic pattern; Metaphor; Body in metaphor;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is determining and describing some of the semantic domains of the concept of action. Action belongs to the type of abstract nouns with unclear semantic domains. In other words, there are difficulties in determining the precise semantic patterns that the word ‘action’ refers to. READ MORE

  4. 3. Entrepreneurship from a Neuropsychological Approach: The Influence of OCD and OCPD on Entrepreneurial Decision-Making

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Levi Bergstrand; Lida Minasyan; [2020]
    Keywords : entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial decision-making; new ventures; neuropsychology; neurodiversity; neurodiverse entrepreneurs; mental disorders; OCD; OCPD; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Entrepreneurship from a neuropsychological approach is certainly a field worth investigating. This dissertation aims to closely investigate the influence of OCD and OCPD traits and behavioral patterns on entrepreneurial decision-making. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Role of Vision in Attributing the Sense of Part- and Full-Body Ownership During Anomalous Conditions

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Mattias Savallampi; [2015]
    Keywords : cognitive neuroscience; ownership; body-ownership; disownership; virtual reality; rubber-hand illusion; prosthetics; transhumanism; body image; vision; neuropsychology; visual consciousness;

    Abstract : Our bodies are arguably one of the most intimate things we will ever know. But the comfort of our own physical boundaries can be altered in various ways. READ MORE

  6. 5. Functionally oriented Music Therapy (FMT) as a method of improving children’s ability to function at school

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för konstnärliga studier

    Author : Ann-Sofie Jonsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Functionally oriented Music Therapy; FMT; children; school; classroom; neurodevelopment; sensory perception; motor development; sensorimotor; sensory integration; adaptive response; neurophysiology; neuropsychology; Funktionsinriktad musikterapi; FMT; barn; skola; klassrum; motorik; sinnesintegrering; neurofysiologi; neuropsykologi; anpassad reaktion;

    Abstract : In a school system with fewer teachers, larger groups, and less resources, functionally oriented music therapy (FMT) could be a useful method of helping children function better at school.  In what way can FMT help improve children’s ability to deal with the challenges facing them at school?  During a project that lasted for 26 weeks, two children from a Swedish preschool class were offered individual FMT once a week. READ MORE