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Spatial Working Memory And Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis In Male Rats With Hight Fat Diet-Induced Obesity, Andrew Karl Recknagel
Spatial Working Memory And Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis In Male Rats With Hight Fat Diet-Induced Obesity, Andrew Karl Recknagel
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Granule cells are continually produced in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus throughout life. These new neurons integrate into the local circuitry and contribute to hippocampal function. Insulin directly affects hippocampal function and may also influence the process of adult neurogenesis. Some of the cognitive deficits that occur in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) may be caused by hyperinsulinemia and systemic insulin resistance. Sedentary lifestyles combined with over-consumption of energy rich foods are responsible for the rising incidence of metabolic syndrome and chronic obesity, both of which represent major risk factors for T2DM and AD. Therefore, …
The Reversed Testing Effect : Unraveling The Benefits Of Practiced Recall, Katherine Mary Weber
The Reversed Testing Effect : Unraveling The Benefits Of Practiced Recall, Katherine Mary Weber
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Eyewitness memory for events has been shown to be malleable and susceptible to intrusions of misinformation (Loftus & Palmer, 1974). It has been demonstrated that practicing retrieval of studied material can lead to improved recall, known as the testing effect (Karpicke & Roediger, 2008; Roediger & Karpicke, 2006). However, practiced recall may also lead to the increased incorporation of misinformation into memory, known as the reversed testing effect (Chan, Thomas, & Bulevich, 2009). While Karpicke and Roediger (2008) used Swahili-English word pairs to demonstrate the testing effect, Chan et al. used video materials. In two out of three of the …
True Chance On The Test Of Memory Malingering (Tomm) : A Descriptive And Inferential Item Analysis, Andrea Miele
True Chance On The Test Of Memory Malingering (Tomm) : A Descriptive And Inferential Item Analysis, Andrea Miele
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) was once purported to be among the "most frequently administered" neuropsychological tests of performance validity (Slick, Tan, Strauss & Hultsch, 2004). Much research involving clinical patients as well as individuals involved in medico-legal cases, however, has revealed that the TOMM may not perform as well as initially conceived during the test's early validation studies. For this reason, other performance validity tests have likely surpassed the TOMM; however, work is currently underway to increase the test's sensitivity to performance invalidity, usually through differential cutoff selection. The purpose of this study was to collect data on …