Ali Tavakoli Banizi; Hasan Asadzadeh Dehraei; Shahnaz Nouhi
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Aim: The main aim of the present study has been the investigation of the effect of Neurofeedback Instruction on Improving consumption symptoms, Psychological Well-being, and Psychological state in Consumers Morphine. Method: For conducting this study, 40 individuals visiting counseling 4 centers ...
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Aim: The main aim of the present study has been the investigation of the effect of Neurofeedback Instruction on Improving consumption symptoms, Psychological Well-being, and Psychological state in Consumers Morphine. Method: For conducting this study, 40 individuals visiting counseling 4 centers in the suburb of Tehran that according to Psychiatrist confirmation had use Morphine Disorder(in 2 groups: Neurofeedback and control group) in pre-test and post-test stages through Psychological Positive states and riff Psychological Well-being Inventory. Based on therapeutic protocol, the experimental group was given thirty, 45-minute sessions of Neurofeedback training, and the control group did not receive any intervention. For data analysis, descriptive method and ANCOVA method by SPSS software was used. Findings: The finding of the statistical significance is 0/05 that indicates that Neurofeedback Instruction results in a decrease of Use Morphine and increases Psychological Well-being and state in the treatment group. Conclusion: Based on the finding of this study it is concluded that using Neurofeedback is effective in treating and Increase of Psychological Well-being and state in men with Use Morphine and can be used Neurofeedback method in treating this disorder and Increase of Psychological Well-being and state in men with Use Morphine Disorder.
Maryam Ebrahimpour Broujeni; Sedigheh Rezaei Dehnavi
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Aim: Memory is essential for storing and coding of information, thinking, reasoning, analysis and organization, evaluation and retrieval, other cognitive and metacognitive activities, but strategies for improving this structure have received less attention in adults; Therefore, the aim of the present ...
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Aim: Memory is essential for storing and coding of information, thinking, reasoning, analysis and organization, evaluation and retrieval, other cognitive and metacognitive activities, but strategies for improving this structure have received less attention in adults; Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of exercises based on neuropsychological skills in Captain Log's software on improving adult memory function. Method: This study was conducted by quasi-experimental method (pretest-posttest and control group). The statistical population of the study included all adults aged 30 to 60 with memory problems who had referred to psychological clinics in Isfahan in the first half of 2019. The research sample consisted of 30 people from the mentioned community who were selected as available and randomly divided into two experimental (15 people) and control (15 people) groups. The pre-test was performed through a memory test (Wechsler, 1974). Exercises based on neuropsychological skills were performed on Captain Lag during 15 sessions of 60 minutes using the 2014 version of Captain Log's software, and the control group remained on the waiting list. The post-test was then performed for both groups. Results: The results of covariance analysis showed that exercises based on neuropsychological skills in Captain Log's software on memory improvement and its dimensions include personal awareness of daily and personal issues, mental control, logical memory, repetition of forward and reverse numbers, visual memory and memory. Associations have an effect (p <0.05). This method did not affect the awareness of the time and place (orientation) of adults. Conclusion: So in order to improve the performance of adult memory, you can use Captain Log software.
Arsalan Karimi BahrAsemani; Maryam Chorami; Tayebeh Sharifi; ahmad ghazanfari
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Introduction: Working memory has been considered as one of the important topics in the field of neuroscience. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of working memory intervention program on math performance and self-efficacy of students with math learning disabilities. Method: ...
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Introduction: Working memory has been considered as one of the important topics in the field of neuroscience. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of working memory intervention program on math performance and self-efficacy of students with math learning disabilities. Method: The experimental research method was pre-test design, post-test with control group and follow-up stage. The statistical population included all male students with disabilities learning mathematics in Kerman, 40 of whom were selected by simple random sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (20 people). The experimental group received 14 sessions of 45 minutes of working memory intervention. During this period, the control group did not receive any intervention. Pre-test and post-test were performed and after three months of follow-up test. Research instruments included Wechsler IQ scale, mathematical performance test and mathematical self-efficacy questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed by analysis of covariance. Results: The results showed that the working memory intervention had a significant effect on post-test scores and the effect of this intervention was stable (P <0.05 and F =, eta). Conclusion: Intervention with Working memory approach has improved mathematical performance and self-efficacy in the experimental group and is considered as a useful intervention method
farangis demehri; LAYA KHAYAMBASHI; Mohsen Saeidmanesh
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the Effectiveness of rehabilitation, using Dohsa-Hou, on auditory memory and problem solving in children with learning disorder and auditory discrimination problem in Esfahan. Method: The research method was semi-experimental and study conducted in the ...
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the Effectiveness of rehabilitation, using Dohsa-Hou, on auditory memory and problem solving in children with learning disorder and auditory discrimination problem in Esfahan. Method: The research method was semi-experimental and study conducted in the form of a pretest-post-test with control group design. The target community of all children with learning disorder in Esfahan which has some forms of auditory discrimination problem. One of the centers of learning disabilities in Isfahan province was referred to the Center for New Immune Disorders, and then among those who had entry criteria, 30 individuals were selected through available sampling method and then randomly assigned into two groups of experimental and control. After doing the pretest in the two groups, the experimental group received 10 therapy sessions Dohsa-Hou rehabilitation, each lasting 60 minutes. Both groups were then subjected to post-test and follow-up. Data were collected using Hepner problem solving questionnaires(1982) and active memory of Dainiman and Carpenter(1980). Data were analyzed using covariance analysis. Result: after rehabilitation sessions, the mean in problem solving and memory in experimental group significantly increase compared to their previous levels(p<0/001). In control group no significant difference was found. Conclusion: rehabilitation, using Dohsa-Hou was effective in improving acoustic memory and problem solving in children with learning disorder and auditory discrimination problem.
Lily Siahjani; Hossein Zare; Mohammad Oraki; mahdi sharifolhoseyni
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Aim: The main aim of the present research was to compile a cognitive rehabilitation program and study its efficacy on cognitive functions and satisfaction of life in the erderly with mild Alzheimer’s. Methods: The research method of this study was a Quasi-experimental method with pretest-posttest ...
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Aim: The main aim of the present research was to compile a cognitive rehabilitation program and study its efficacy on cognitive functions and satisfaction of life in the erderly with mild Alzheimer’s. Methods: The research method of this study was a Quasi-experimental method with pretest-posttest designs with control group with one month follow-up. Statistical population was all the elderly with mild Alzheimer's living in the elderly residential care centers in Shemiranat in Tehran provinc, in winter of 2018-2019 and spring and summer of 2019. The sample included 50 participants with mild Alzheime's by the physician's diagnosis and getting score between 20-25 in Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE) meeting the other inclusion criteria of this study, was selected through purposive sampling and then the participants were assigned in experimental(25 patients) and control group(25 patients) by random assignment technique. The experimental group trained 45 minutes-1 hour twice a week for 20 sessions of cognitive rehabilitation intervention. Training of the control group was postponed for the another time. Data were collected by Wechsler Memory Scale Questionnaire(WMS-Q), Wisconsin Card Sorting Test(WCST), Cognitive Empowerment of the Elderly of Individual Changes Questionnaire(CEEIC-Q) and Life Satisfaction Index-Z(LSI-Z) in the elderly. The data were analyzed through repeated measures analysis of covariance. Findings: The results showed that scores in(WMS-Q),(WCST),(CEEIC-Q) and(LSI-Z) had significant increase in the experimental group and fowllow-up showed These effects were maintained for one month. Conclusion: it can be concluded that cognitive rehabilitation was useful for repairing cognitive impairments and improving life satisfaction in the elderly with Alzheime's and it is recommended to use this technique as a non-pharmacological treatment in these patients.
Gholam Hossein Javanmard
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Aim: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design with a control group aimed to investigate the effect of computerized cognitive rehabilitation while stimulating anodic prefrontal cortex on executive and working memory functions in adolescents with diabetes type 1. Method: ...
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Aim: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design with a control group aimed to investigate the effect of computerized cognitive rehabilitation while stimulating anodic prefrontal cortex on executive and working memory functions in adolescents with diabetes type 1. Method: 20 adolescents aged 15-18 years with diabetes were selected from the Diabetes Association of Bonab city and were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups(n = 10). The executive functions and working memory of both experimental and control groups were assessed in the pre-test and post-test stages through the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test software, and memory and attention improvement software. For intervention, the experimental group received cognitive rehabilitation for working memory in 10 half-hour sessions(one day in between), simultaneously stimulating Fp1 and Fp2 with memory and attention improvement software. Findings: The results of data analysis using covariance analysis showed improvement in cognitive flexibility and working memory and a decrease in overall perseveration in the experimental group. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, cognitive working memory rehabilitation can be used simultaneously with anodic stimulation of the prefrontal cortex as an effective method for improving executive functions and working memory in type 1 diabetic patients.
Hamidreza Mahrogi; Hasan Tozandehjani; Hamid Nejat; Zahra Bagherzadeh-gholmakani
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Introduction:This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of attention-based cognitive rehabilitation and working memory-based cognitive rehabilitation on cognitive emotion regulation and information processing speed of dyslexic students. Method:The statistical population of this quasi-experimental ...
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Introduction:This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of attention-based cognitive rehabilitation and working memory-based cognitive rehabilitation on cognitive emotion regulation and information processing speed of dyslexic students. Method:The statistical population of this quasi-experimental study (pre-test, post-test, follow-up test with control group) included all dyslexic students referred to counseling centers of Neyshabour Education Department during the academic year 1398-1399. Forty-four cases were randomly divided into two experimental and one control group. Participants were assessed using the Reading Questionnaire and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire-Garnefsky et al. (2002) questionnaire in three stages of pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Then, independent variables were administered for the two experimental groups. The first experimental group (n= 14) received cognitive rehabilitation based on attention amplification, the second experimental group (n= 14) received working memory-based cognitive rehabilitation during eighteen 60-minute sessions. The third group was on the waiting list as control group and did not receive any treatment during the study. Data were analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA. Results: Positive cognitive adjustment strategies and information process increased and negative strategies decreased in intervention groups in compare to the control goup(P<0.05). Conclusion: Based on the findings, it can be said that the efficacy in the cognitive rehabilitation group based on working memory amplification variable speed of information processing was higher, but the effectiveness of attention-based cognitive rehabilitation treatment was higher in cognitive emotion regulation variable(positive strategies).
Akbar Mahdiloo; Naeimeh Moheb; Seyed Mahmoud Tabatabaei; Marziyeh Alivandi Vafa
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Aim: Depression is the most common mental disorder in the world. Mindfulness-based group cognitive therapy is one of the effective treatments, and transcranial direct-current stimulation is one of the new treatments for depression. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of these two therapies in reducing ...
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Aim: Depression is the most common mental disorder in the world. Mindfulness-based group cognitive therapy is one of the effective treatments, and transcranial direct-current stimulation is one of the new treatments for depression. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of these two therapies in reducing depression. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test with control group. Subjects were 60 students with depressive symptoms who were screened with General Health Questionnaire and selected by purposeful method based on Beck Depression Inventory(score above 15), and divided randomly into 4 groups of fifteen, including mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, transcranial direct-current stimulation, sham group(mock stimulation), and control group, and were reassessed in post-test using Beck Depression Inventory. The data were analyzed by repeated measurements design using SPSS software version 22. Results: The results showed that both experimental groups had a significant decrease in post-test depression scores(p<0/05), while there was no significant difference in sham and control groups. There was no significant difference between the two experimental groups in mindfulness-based group cognitive therapy and transcranial direct-current stimulation(p>0/05). Conclusion: Mindfulness-based group cognitive therapy and transcranial direct-current stimulation are effective in reducing depression in the nonclinical population.
ziba ostadzadeh; alireza Aghayousefi; hasan heydari; hossein davoodi
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of transformational therapy on the conflict between superior visual learning style and brain information processing style in cognitive dyslexia students. Method:The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design with a control ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of transformational therapy on the conflict between superior visual learning style and brain information processing style in cognitive dyslexia students. Method:The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. After obtaining ethics from male and female students in the first, second and third grades of primary schools and clients to the public and privet special education centers in the academic year of1397-98,through purposeful sampling,102 people who had the Criterion of the research, were selected and randomly assigned to two groups of51people (experimental and control).Therapeutic sessions were performed twice a week for 2 months in16sessions of45 minutes that used the Eishner model and Walk learning style in the experimental group. Instruments:WISC4, Superior Side Brain Assessment Checklist, VARK Model Learning Styles Selection, Chapman and Edinberg Superiority Assessment Questionnaire, Delacato Brain Neurodevelopment Scale, and Content Analysis of First Elementary Persian Book with Visual Index (the basis of textbook content is based on three styles of visual, auditory and motor) was used. Data analysis was by analysis of covariance and GEE (generalized equation estimation) and T-couple. Results:There was a significant difference (p<0.05)between the pre-test scores of the experimental and control and follow-up groups compared to the post-test.Two-month follow-up of the results showed the stability of the results. Conclusion: Cognitive therapy is an effective intervention method that has a positive effect on the conflict between superior visual learning style and brain information processing style of students with cognitive dyslexia.
Zahra Jahangiri; Javad Mollazadeh; Changiz Rahimi; Habib Hadianfard
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Aim: brain behavioral systems are related to avoidance and approach behavior. In the model of frontal asymmetry, Davidson introduced avoidance and approach systems. The aim of this study was to investigate The effect of affect induction on frontal and posterior asymmetry of alpha brain waves in individuals ...
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Aim: brain behavioral systems are related to avoidance and approach behavior. In the model of frontal asymmetry, Davidson introduced avoidance and approach systems. The aim of this study was to investigate The effect of affect induction on frontal and posterior asymmetry of alpha brain waves in individuals with high and low behavioral activation/inhibition systems. Method: In this regard, 300 non-disordered adults self-reported behavioral inhibition/activation systems questionnaire. After that, based on the Z scores in BAS/BIS scale, four groups (n=28, n=7 in each group) were selected. Quantitative electroencephalography was recorded for each individual in baseline, positive and negative affect induction. Absolute power of alpha waves in four regions and frontal and posterior asymmetries were calculated for each individual. Paired t-test and repeated Measures ANOVA were performed for statistical analysis.Findings: In baseline condition, the high inhibition group showed frontal asymmetry (greater arousal in the F4 region) at the level of P =0.04. In terms of pleasant affect induction, the high and low activation groups showed frontal asymmetry at the level of P <0.01 (more arousal in F3 region). In terms of negative affect induction, the high inhibition group showed frontal asymmetry at the level of P =0.001 (more arousal in the F4 region), and the low activation group showed posterior asymmetry at the level of P = 0.002 (more arousal in the O2 region). Conclusion: The findings confirm the Gray theory and Davidson model for the frontal asymmetry. Type of induced affect and personality differences Leads to different patterns of asymmetry.
rezayi rezayi
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Aim: The present study aims to study the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation(brain gym) on the speed processing and the neural response speed to stimulus in children with developmental coordination disorder. Method: The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with ...
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Aim: The present study aims to study the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation(brain gym) on the speed processing and the neural response speed to stimulus in children with developmental coordination disorder. Method: The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control. The statistical population included all children with motor coordination disorder who referred to rehabilitation clinics in Tehran in 2019-2020. Out of the total population, 22 people were selected as available samples from the clients of Sadr Rehabilitation Center in Tehran and were randomly replaced in two experimental groups(11 people) and control(11 people). The 2018 version cognitive rehabilitation intervention program was used to collect data from a computer-controlled processing speed test and a cognitive response rate. One-way analysis of covariance was performed to analyze the data using the default assumptions. The Cognitive Rehabilitation Program of the Brain Club was conducted for 10 consecutive sessions for two months for the experimental group. Results: The results showed that the cognitive rehabilitation program significantly improved the processing speed and neural response speed to stimulus of children with developmental coordination disorder. Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of the cognitive rehabilitation program, the use of this The program is recommended in rehabilitation training centers.
Somayeh Zare; Hossein zare; ahmad alipour; Valyo allah Farzad
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Aim: Cognitive rehabilitation is considered as an effective intervention in promoting the cognitive functions of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. This study aimed to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation on improving the cognitive functions of patients with ...
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Aim: Cognitive rehabilitation is considered as an effective intervention in promoting the cognitive functions of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. This study aimed to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation on improving the cognitive functions of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. Method: For this purpose, all articles published in the period 2000 to 2020 were reviewed, to find related English studies, Google Scholar Databases, Science Direct, Scopus, Academia, Cochrane Database, Research Gate, and biomedical databases include PubMed, Medline, Psych Info, and rehabilitation databases including PEDRO, OTseeker, Rehab data and to find related studies in Persian, Google Scholar (Persian), SID, Magiran, IranDoc, MedLib, NoorMags, IranMedex databases, to Search with English and Persian keywords. Findings: 930 articles published in English and Persian were retrieved, and finally 12 related articles were reviewed. In this study, most studies focused on a limited range of cognitive functions. Conclusion: The results indicate the improvement of cognitive functions (memory, executive function and attention) in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder after cognitive rehabilitation. According to the results of studies, it can be stated that cognitive rehabilitation as an intervention can be effective along with other therapeutic interventions in promoting of cognitive functions in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Nasrin Ganjei; touraj hashemi
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Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between executive functions of the brain with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Method: For this purpose, in the form of a correlation design, the students of Tabriz University in the academic year of 98-99 were selected by cluster ...
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Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between executive functions of the brain with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Method: For this purpose, in the form of a correlation design, the students of Tabriz University in the academic year of 98-99 were selected by cluster random sampling. Data were collected using Conners Ill Symptom Checklist, Stroop Test, Wisconsin Cards, and Wechsler Working Memory. Results: Data analysis using structural equation modeling showed that the functions of organization, accuracy and concentration, working memory, problem solving and inhibition were able to significantly determine changes in attention deficit and hyperactivity symptoms. Conclusion: The executive functions of the brain have a negative role in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and deficiency in these functions may predispose to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Therefore, in current etiology of attention deficit and hyperactivity, it is necessary to emphasize the evaluation of executive functions and to consider executive dysfunction as the neurological basis of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder..
hadi safari; Shahrokh Makvand Hosseini; parviz sabahi; ali maleki
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Aim: Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder is a disorder with cognitive impairment that standardized tests such as Wechsler use to diagnose these defects. Recently, neural network research has received special attention in psychological research. The aim of this study was to rank Wechsler's effective ...
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Aim: Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder is a disorder with cognitive impairment that standardized tests such as Wechsler use to diagnose these defects. Recently, neural network research has received special attention in psychological research. The aim of this study was to rank Wechsler's effective fourth and integrated subscales in predicting this disorder by neural network method. Method: The research sample was the students who referred to Shahriar Counseling Centers and were selected by the sampling method and 162 people were selected by clinical interview based on DSM5 criteria in the academic year of 1996-97. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity, Hyperactivity, and Combination Scores were determined by teachers by completing the Swanson and Neupleham questionnaire, and finally the Wechsler Intelligence Test was performed in the fourth version. The data were analyzed by neural network and MATLAB software. 40 subscales were identified as network inputs with 40, an intermediate layer with 42 neurons, and an output layer as the best network pattern. Finding: In the combined type of subscales 1-complete the picture, 2-Capacity of letter-to-song, 3-Similarities, 4- Options of visual vocabulary, 5-Accidental deletion, In the type of hyperactivity 1- complete the picture, 2-Deletion Random, 3- Direct spatial capacity, 4- Cube design process and 5- Similarities, in the type of failure, attention 1-picture concepts 2-Similarities 3- Symbolism, 4- Number-letter sequence 5- Calculations of the most effective subscales Were(P <0.05). Results: The results showed that neural networking is a method capable of predicting attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder, and some of Wechsler's subscales are superior to others in identifying cognitive impairments.
razieh zahedi; amin rafieepoor; safiyeh behzadi; Nahid Khanbabaei
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Aim: Since interpersonal parables and cognitive defects have an effective role in the life of people with Borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia disorders, the aimed current research at comparing their executive functions and Theory of Mind ability in with a normal group. Method: This ...
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Aim: Since interpersonal parables and cognitive defects have an effective role in the life of people with Borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia disorders, the aimed current research at comparing their executive functions and Theory of Mind ability in with a normal group. Method: This study is a descriptive comparative study thorough which the executive and functions Theory of Mind ability have been compared among three groups. The statistical population consists of all outpatient and inpatient patients affected with chronic schizophrenia and Borderline personality disorder who had referred to the Psychiatry Clinic of Imam Hossein Hospital in Tehran in 1397. The participants were selected through convenience sampling 74 patients were selected. Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test were administered to all subjects in individual sessions and finally, data were analyzed via using Multivariate Analysis Test and Tukey Follow-up Tests. Findings: Results indicated that there is generally a significant difference(p≤ 0.01) between the group’s Borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia disorders with normal people in executive functions and Theory of Mind ability and also significant difference(p≤ 0.05) between the group’s Borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia disorders in sub scale executive functions and Theory of Mind ability and Schizophrenic patients are weaker than those with borderline personality disorder. Conclusion: Schizophrenic patients had weaker executive function and Theory of Mind ability than the Borderline personality disorder and normal subjective. And chronicity had a great effect on executive function and Theory of Mind ability disorder among the patients.
ali mostafaie; mohammad oraki
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Aim: The aim of the present study was to the effectiveness of psychological immunization training On Psychological Neurological Skills and Behavioral Symptoms(Attention Deficit and Impulsivity) of Children with(ADHD) based on the Meichenbaum model. Method: The research method was a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental ...
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Aim: The aim of the present study was to the effectiveness of psychological immunization training On Psychological Neurological Skills and Behavioral Symptoms(Attention Deficit and Impulsivity) of Children with(ADHD) based on the Meichenbaum model. Method: The research method was a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design with a follow-up and control group. Purposeful sampling is used for this purpose of 7-12-year-old children with ADHD Disorder who were under training in Primary school centers in Urmia. 30 children were selected and randomly assigned to two experimental(n = 15) and control(n = 15) groups. The experimental group received 10 sessions of 1-hour sessions(two days per week) of the immunization model of Meichenbaum Model. The data from the study were analyzed via ANCOVA. Findings: The results showed that psychological immunization training on neuropsychological skills(Attention, executive functions, language, learning, and reading) and Behavioral Symptoms(Attention Deficit and Impulsivity) of Children with Attention Deficit – Hyperactivity Disorder Had a significant effect (p < 0/05).psychological immunization training on It has not been effective in the visual-spatial processing performance of hyperactivity children. Conclusion: According to the findings of this study Meichenbaum model-based immunization training was used as an effective way to improve neuropsychological skills and behavioral Symptoms in children with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder.
Majid Almasi; Mohammadreza Noroozi Homayoon; Ali Rezaei sharif
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of neurofeedback therapy and transcranial direct currect stimulation in improving cognitive dominance in children with ADHD. Method: The present study is a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and control group. The statistical ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of neurofeedback therapy and transcranial direct currect stimulation in improving cognitive dominance in children with ADHD. Method: The present study is a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and control group. The statistical population includes all children with attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in Ardabil in the academic year 1399-1400. The sample consisted of 33 children with attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder who were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to two intervention groups and a control group(11 people in each group). The instruments of this study include WISC-IV intelligence test and the interventions of this study include 20 sessions of neurofeedback therapy and 10 sessions of transcranial direct currect stimulation. The data of this study were analyzed with SPSS software version 23. Results: The mean scores of cognitive dominance were measured twice, which showed that in the post-test, the mean scores in cognitive dominance increased and no change was observed in the control group. The results show that after controlling the effect of pretest on posttest to compare the scores of the cognitive dominance scale between the three groups at the error level(0.05) there is a significant difference. Conclusion: According to the sessions and results obtained, neurofeedback therapy and transcranial direct currect stimulation are effective in improving cognitive dominance; Therefore, it is recommended to use these treatments to improve cognitive dominance.
Shoaib Sobhani Tabar; Farideh Hamidi; Najaf Tahmasebipour
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine and identify the effect of psychodrama on neuropsychological functions of male elementary school students in Salas Babajani earthquake-stricken city. Methods: This study was quasi-experimental, a pre-test/ post-test with a control group. The statistical ...
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine and identify the effect of psychodrama on neuropsychological functions of male elementary school students in Salas Babajani earthquake-stricken city. Methods: This study was quasi-experimental, a pre-test/ post-test with a control group. The statistical population of the present study was all-male elementary school students with post-traumatic stress disorder in Salas Babajani city, where four schools were selected. 40 individuals who were selected by purposive sampling method and were randomly divided into two equal groups: experimental group(20 individuals) and control group(20 individuals). The experimental group treated 13 90-minute sessions according to psychodrama therapy(based on Moreno's view) and then the post-test was performed for both groups. The research tools were diagnostic interviews according to DSM-5 criteria to determine post-traumatic stress disorder, a PTSD Questionnaire according to DSM-5 criteria(PCL-5) and Conner’s Psychological Neurology Questionnaire. Data analyzed by mean, standard deviation, Levin's test, and regression slope homogeneity and MANCOVA to test the research hypotheses. Results: The results indicated that psychodrama could lead to a significant reduction in the rate of neuropsychological functioning problems by 0.52, in children with significant post-traumatic stress disorder level(P <0.001). Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that psychodrama is an effective treatment method not only to reduce the psychiatric, neurological problems in children, however.
eskandar fathiazar; Arash Mani; Youef Adib; zahra sharifi
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Aim: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of a Cognitive Neuroscience Curriculum on improving executive functions and working memory in elementary students with mathematical learning disorder in Shiraz. Methods: The research method is quasi-experimental. The statistical ...
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Aim: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of a Cognitive Neuroscience Curriculum on improving executive functions and working memory in elementary students with mathematical learning disorder in Shiraz. Methods: The research method is quasi-experimental. The statistical population of this study includes all students with math learning disabilities from Grades two to six in Shiraz District 2 and 4. Using simple random sampling, Thirty-one students were randomly selected and then randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Training in the control group was based on the traditional teaching style and the curriculum patterns that were implemented. The training in the experimental group was based on a cognitive neuroscience curriculum model. Results: Findings showed that the difference between the mean scores of working memory in the post-test after pre-test control and in the experimental and control groups was equal to 8.740. And F equals 264/26 with a significance level of P≤0.001 and this shows that this difference is significant with pre-test control. In the executive functions section, the average score was 205.337 and the value of F was 2.94. There was a trend towards the effectiveness of the intervention, but no statistically significant difference was observed. Therefore, it can be concluded that the intervention had a positive and significant effect on working memory and an indirect effect on students' executive functions. Conclusions: Cognitive neuroscience interventions can be an effective way to improve math learning disabilities by highlighting basic math learning skills.
Ghafor ‎ Mohammadabadi ‎; Siavash Talepasand; Isaac Rahimian boogar
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Introduction: the aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of attentional bias modification and transcranial stimulation on reducing social anxiety disorder syndrome. Method: In this study a randomized clinical trial design was used. The statistical population included volunteer students ...
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Introduction: the aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of attentional bias modification and transcranial stimulation on reducing social anxiety disorder syndrome. Method: In this study a randomized clinical trial design was used. The statistical population included volunteer students with social anxiety syndrome at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in the academic year 2016-2017. Participants were 30 students who were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria in the study and were randomly divided into two experimental groups (modification of attentional bias and transcranial stimulation) and a control group. Before and after the intervention, all of them completed a social phobias inventory and their reaction time to attention bias tasks was collected. Data were analyzed by covariance model. Results: the results indicate that both methods of intervention compared to the control group significantly reduced the symptoms of social anxiety disorder and bias towards negative emotional stimuli and increased attention to positive emotional stimuli. There was no significant difference between the two intervention methods. Conclusion: The findings of the present study emphasize the need to pay attention to and use new therapeutic approaches in the face of social anxiety disorder. Applied implications were discussed.
Neuropsychology
Akram Azarnia; Kamran Yazdanbakhsh; Asie Moradi
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Objective: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of mindfulness training based on virtual reality on improving the cognitive regulation of emotions in students with specific learning disabilities. Method: The research was semi-experimental with a pre-test, post-test ...
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Objective: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of mindfulness training based on virtual reality on improving the cognitive regulation of emotions in students with specific learning disabilities. Method: The research was semi-experimental with a pre-test, post-test and a two-month follow-up design. The statistical population was female students with math learning disorders in Kermanshah learning disorder centers. A cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire was administered to students, and among those who met the criteria for entering the research, 24 students were selected by purposeful sampling and randomly placed in two groups of 12 people, experimental and control. The experimental group underwent 10 sessions of mindfulness training based on virtual reality, but the group did not receive the training certificate. One week after the last training session, a post-test was conducted and two months later, a follow-up test was conducted. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance. The results showed that mindfulness training has improved students' cognitive emotion regulation (P<0.001) and these effects were stable in the follow-up phase. Since mindfulness training based on virtual reality improves the cognitive regulation of these students' emotions, this efficient method can be used to improve the cognitive regulation of these students.
Neuropsychology
Fahimeh Hamzehnejadi; Fariborz Bagheri; Mohammad Hatami; Fariborz dortaj
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral self-regulation on working memory, attention deficit and hyperactivity in children. Method: This research was performed experimentally with a pretest-posttest design with an experimental group and a control group. The ...
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral self-regulation on working memory, attention deficit and hyperactivity in children. Method: This research was performed experimentally with a pretest-posttest design with an experimental group and a control group. The statistical population included all children aged 7 to 12 years with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who referred to counseling and psychology centers in Tehran's District 5 in the academic year 2019-2020, and were treated with Ritalin. Sampling was done by simple random method. Then, among the 40 people who received the most symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the lowest score in working memory, they were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group separately participated in 8 weekly sessions of 60 minutes of research intervention and the control group remained on the waiting list. The research instruments included the Pediatric Symptoms Questionnaire (CSI-4) and the Work Memory Scale of Aloy et al. (2008). Statistical data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. Results: The findings indicate that self-regulatory behavioral interventions are effective on working memory and reducing the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children. Conclusion: Behavioral self-regulation skills training had a significant effect on working memory of ADHD children.
Neuropsychology
ahmad alipour; rogayeh mohammadi
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Aim: Neuropathic pains are common complications of chronic diabetes that have a negative effect on patients' mood. The present study, however, was conducted with the aim of determining the pure and combined effect of M1 and F3 anodic tDCS on reducing psychological distress in type 2 diabetes patients ...
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Aim: Neuropathic pains are common complications of chronic diabetes that have a negative effect on patients' mood. The present study, however, was conducted with the aim of determining the pure and combined effect of M1 and F3 anodic tDCS on reducing psychological distress in type 2 diabetes patients with neuropathic pain. Method: The study is a four-group double-blind randomized clinical trial. The statistical population of the study was all patients aged 45 to 65 years with type 2 diabetes who were members of the Bonab Diabetes Association in the winter of 2021 and spring of 2022, identified by specialists as having neuropathic pain. The research sample was 48 people selected in a purposeful way and according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Then, the subjects were randomly assigned to 4 groups. Patients in 4 groups received their own interventions for 12 sessions, three times a week. The data collection tool was the 42-item depression, anxiety, and stress scale (DASS). Results: According to the results, the average psychological distress in the post-test, 1-month follow-up, and 3-month follow-up phases, compared to the pre-test phase, was significantly reduced. However, there was no difference in the mean psychological distress scores between the other phases (post-test, 1-month follow-up, 3-month follow-up). That is, even up to the 3-month follow-up phase, the effect of the interventions remained. Conclusion: Therefore, the application of transcranial direct current stimulation, considering its therapeutic potential, can be expanded in people with diabetes.
Neuropsychology
Farzaneh Hatami; Akram Kavyani
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of audio-visual modeling on mu rhythm suppression in basketball lay-up shot. Method: For this purpose, 13 physical education students of Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University participated voluntarily in this study. Order of presenting visual ...
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of audio-visual modeling on mu rhythm suppression in basketball lay-up shot. Method: For this purpose, 13 physical education students of Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University participated voluntarily in this study. Order of presenting visual and auditory stimuli was counter-balanced among participants. Participants were randomly divided into two groups: the first group, observed the visual stimulus model first, then received the auditory stimulus, and the second group received the visual stimulus after the auditory stimulus and eventually presented the audio-visual stimuli. Brain waves were recorded by EEG in three conditions, presenting visual and auditory and audio-visual stimuli and were transformed to quantitative data by Neuro-guide Software. Results: Results of two-way repeated measures ANOVA in a 3 (condition) × 3(brain area) design revealed that main effect of the brain area was significant, results of Bonferroni post hoc test for brain area main effect showed that the mu rhythm was significantly more suppressed in Cz compared to C3 brain area (P=0.014). In addition, the results also showed that the mu rhythm in CZ was significantly more suppressed than C3 in both visual (P=0.025) and audio-visual (P=0.014) stimuli conditions, however, there were no significant differences between the mu rhythm Suppression in auditory condition among three brain areas. Conclusion: Finally, results confirmed that the integrity of the audio-visual stimuli causes further in mu rhythm suppression and mirror neurons activation.
Neuropsychology
parivash khavarzamini; Ramin Habibi-kaleybar; Javad Mesrabadi
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The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of brain-based learning training on the academic competence and Repetitive Negative Thinking of female students in the second year of middle school in Tabriz city in 2021-2022. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test ...
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The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of brain-based learning training on the academic competence and Repetitive Negative Thinking of female students in the second year of middle school in Tabriz city in 2021-2022. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design and a control group. The statistical population was all female secondary school students of the second district of Tabriz city who were studying in the academic year of 2021-2022. The sample consisted of 40 students who were randomly selected in two experimental and control groups (20 people in each group). To collect information in the pre-test and post-test, all participants were evaluated through Diperna Valiot's Academic Competence Questionnaire(1999) and Ehring et al.'s Repetitive negative thinking Questionnaire (2010). The experimental group received the Cain, Cain, McClintic, and Klimek (2005) brain-compatible learning training program for eight 60-minute sessions. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance test. The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in terms of academic competence and repetitive negative thinking in favor of the experimental group (p<0.001). According to the results, it can be said that brain-based learning training can have useful practical implications in preventing problems of academic competence and repetitive negative thinking in students.
