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Alterations in functional connectivity are associated with white matter lesions...
Soares, José Miguel Montenegro; Conde, Raquel; Magalhães, Ricardo José Silva; Marques, Paulo César Gonçalves; Magalhaes, Rosana; Gomes, LucianaFunctional connectivity (FC) is typically altered in individuals with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). However, in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients, the relationship between brain FC, tissue integrity and cognitive impairment is still unclear as contradictory findings have been documented. In this exploratory study we compared both the whole brain connectome and resting state networks (RSNs) FC of...
Reviewing working memory training gains in healthy older adults: A meta-analyti...
Teixeira-Santos, Ana C.; Moreira, Celia S.; Magalhaes, Rosana; Magalhaes, Carina; Pereira, Diana R.; Leite, Jorge; Carvalho, Sandra; Sampaio, AdrianaThe objective of this meta-analytic review was to systematically assess the effects of working memory training on healthy older adults. We identified 552 entries, of which 27 experiments met our inclusion criteria. The final database included 1130 participants. Near- and far-transfer effects were analysed with measures of short-term memory, working memory, and reasoning. Small significant and long-lasting trans...
Cognitive stimulation for portuguese older adults with cognitive impairment: a ...
Alves, Jorge; Alves-Costa, Filipa; Magalhaes, Rosana; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Sampaio, Adriana
Is there evidence for cognitive intervention in Alzheimer disease? A systematic...
Alves, Jorge; Magalhaes, Rosana; Thomas, Roger E.; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Petrosyan, Agavni; Sampaio, AdrianaSeveral studies have shown that cognitive intervention may be beneficial for people with Alzheimer disease (AD), but literature reviews conducted so far, have yielded mixed and inconclusive results. In this work, through an extensive bibliographic search, we aim: (1) to analyze the efficacy of cognitive intervention in patients diagnosed with AD; (2) to provide an estimate of the feasibility of cognitive interv...