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Hadis Ghafari Khalig; ahmad alipour; Amin Rafiepoor; Mohammad Oraki
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Abstract: Introduction: Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have some impairment in emotional relationship which can be due to problems in emotional processing. The present study uses the event-dependent potential (ERP) method to investigate the neural correlations of the early ...
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Abstract: Introduction: Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have some impairment in emotional relationship which can be due to problems in emotional processing. The present study uses the event-dependent potential (ERP) method to investigate the neural correlations of the early stages of emotional face processing in the N170 component when observing faces with different emotions in adults with ADHD compared to adults without ADHD.Methods: A total of 12 adults between 20 and 42 years old (6 males and 6 females) with ADHD were compared with 12 adults without ADHD (6 males and 6 females). Participants identified faces with different emotions while their brain activity was recorded using the event-dependent potential method.Results: The results showed that the N170 component for a neutral face was significantly different both for women with ADHD in the P8 region and men with ADHD in the O1 region comparing to adults without the disorder. (P <0.05)Conclusion: The present study supports the notion that people with ADHD in the early stages of facial processing and facial expressions are different from people without the disorder, which can affect the interpretation of facial expressions and emotions.
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Mhdieh Keshmirshekan; Salar Faramarzi; ahmad abedi
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The aim of this study was to improve the neuropsychological skills of students with impaired written expression using the Phelps sentence guide program .The Quasi-experimental research method was pre-test and post-test with the control group. For this purpose, according to the criteria for entering the ...
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The aim of this study was to improve the neuropsychological skills of students with impaired written expression using the Phelps sentence guide program .The Quasi-experimental research method was pre-test and post-test with the control group. For this purpose, according to the criteria for entering the research, using a multi-stage sampling method, among the students with expressive writing disorder in the fifth grade of the elementary school in Yazd, 30 people were selected for writing and randomly assigned to two groups of control and experiment. The experimental group received 13 sessions of 60-minute training sessions on the Phelps program. The instruments used were the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Fifth Edition) and the Connors Parent Form Questionnaire. The data were analyzed by covariance analysis. Analysis of the data showed that there was no significant difference between the performance of the experimental and control groups in neuropsychological skills except language skills (P> 0.001) while there was a significant difference in language skills (P< 0.001).The results showed that the Phelps sentence instruction program is not effective on the neuropsychological skills of students with learning disabilities in written expression in the areas of attention, memory, sensory-motor functions and executive functions other than language .This method can be used as an intervention and educational method to improve language skills that are a prerequisite for writing.
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Amirsaleh Vosough; Jafar Shabani; Javanshir Asadi
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Introduction: this study aims to compare the effectiveness of neurofeedback and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on social adjustment. Emotional, students' education was done. Methods: In this study, the statistical population included 108 pre-university students in Mashhad who were studying in Mashhad ...
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Introduction: this study aims to compare the effectiveness of neurofeedback and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on social adjustment. Emotional, students' education was done. Methods: In this study, the statistical population included 108 pre-university students in Mashhad who were studying in Mashhad in the academic year 1399-1400. According to the statistical population and according to the situation, available sampling was used in this study. For the sample size according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 45 people were selected and randomly, 15 people in the control group and 15 people in the experimental group 1 and 15 people in the experimental group 2 and neurofeedback method on the experimental group 1 and method Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy was performed on experimental group 2 and the two methods were finally compared with each other. Data collection tools were; Adjustment inventory of school students(AISS), Mindfulness Protocol. Results: According to the results of statistical analysis, the use of neurofeedback exercises significantly increases students' emotional, social and academic adjustment. Also, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy significantly increases emotional, social and academic adjustment. However, there is no significant difference between the effectiveness of neurofeedback method and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on students' adjustment factors.
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lida esmaeili; alireza ramezanpoor
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Introduction: In addition to physical complications, Covid-19 virus causes several psychological disorders. Depression is a common psychological complication of the virus that is associated with prolonged periods and a variety of symptoms. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of ...
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Introduction: In addition to physical complications, Covid-19 virus causes several psychological disorders. Depression is a common psychological complication of the virus that is associated with prolonged periods and a variety of symptoms. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the brain (tDCS) on depressive syndrome in improved individuals from Covid-19.Method: The present study was conducted in the form of a quasi-experimental design with random assignment of subjects, pre-test-post-test with control group and follow-up. The sample by available sampling method included 30 people who referred to clinics in Shiraz with depressive symptoms after developing Covid-19 and improving their physical symptoms and volunteered to participate in this study. Of these, 15 were placed in the experimental group and 15 in the control group. The instruments used in this study were Beck Depression Inventory and Treatment Sessions (tDCS) including 12 sessions of 20 minutes of F3 anodic stimulation and 2 mA cathodic FP2 stimulation. Data were analyzed by covariance method. Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the mean of experimental and control groups in the rate of depression in the post-test stage. Also, there is no significant difference between the symptoms of depression in the experimental group, in the post-test and follow-up stages.Conclusion: it seems that (tDCS) can reduce the depressive symptoms of people with Covid-19 and have good stability over time.
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Fariba Jazini; Mahmood Sheikh
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The purpose of the current study was to examine the effect of transcranial direct electrical stimulation (tDCS) of the visual cortex on the acquisition and persistence of motor performance and working memory in children with developmental coordination disorders. In semi-experimental study with pre-test-post-test ...
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The purpose of the current study was to examine the effect of transcranial direct electrical stimulation (tDCS) of the visual cortex on the acquisition and persistence of motor performance and working memory in children with developmental coordination disorders. In semi-experimental study with pre-test-post-test research plan and follow-up period of 1 and 42 days, 24 children with developmental coordination disorder were randomly selected, and randomly assigned to 2 groups of 12 tDCS visual cortex and sham stimulation. Participants in the pre-test performed 3 working memory tests and 10 throwing and catching skills. The intervention phase was performed for 5 consecutive days. Each day, electrical stimulation of the brain from the visual cortex (Oz anode and Cz cathode) and sham stimulation was performed. Participants performed 3 working memory tests and 10 throwing and catching skills. In the last session, post-test phase was performed. 1 day and 42 days after the post-test phase, short-term and long-term follow-up phases were performed, respectively. Data were analyzed with mixed analysis. The results showed that tDCS of the visual cortex significantly improved working memory and motor performance in children with developmental coordination disorders. Other results indicated the persistence of working memory and motor performance in children with developmental coordination disorders in short-term and long-term follow-up tests. In general, the results of the present study emphasize the effectiveness of tDCS in the vision area on motor performance and working memory in DCD children.
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Mohadese Niroomand; Sedigheh Rezaei Dehnavi; Masoud Etemadifar
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Objective: : this study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation using Captain Log ‘Software on executive functions in patients with multiple sclerosis. . The statistical population included all patients with multiple sclerosis in Isfahan in 1399 that 34 of them ...
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Objective: : this study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation using Captain Log ‘Software on executive functions in patients with multiple sclerosis. . The statistical population included all patients with multiple sclerosis in Isfahan in 1399 that 34 of them were selected by using purposive sampling method and based on inclusion criteria and equally divided into experimental and control groups (17 people in each group). Then, during the execution process, the experimental group underwent 16 sessions of 60 minutes for 4 weeks, intervening with training based on exercises based on neuropsychological skills in Captain Log software, and the control group did not receive any training. It should be noted that data were collected using the Nejati Cognitive Abilities Questionnaire (2013) and then, in order to analyze them, from univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS-21 were used. Results: The results showed that exercises based on neuropsychological skills in Captain Log software had a significant effect on executive functions in patients with multiple sclerosis (p<0.01). Conclusion: Exercises based on neuropsychological skills in Captain Log software improved executive functions in patients with multiple sclerosis.
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Mahbibe Eskandari; Fatemeh Raeisyan zadeh; maliheh mehdikhani
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Introduction:The present study aims to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction and relaxation in patients with Multiple Sclerosis )MS(. Method: This is a quasi- experimental study with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The statistical population included all patients ...
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Introduction:The present study aims to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction and relaxation in patients with Multiple Sclerosis )MS(. Method: This is a quasi- experimental study with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The statistical population included all patients with MS who referred to MS association of Mazandaran and had a medical record between 2019 and 2020 years. 45 subjects have been selected by purposive sampling method, randomly were assigned to three groups (a control and two experimental groups). Then, the subjects of the first and second experimental groups received mindfulness-based stress reduction and relaxation in 8 sessions, respectively. The Executive Functions Scale (Nejati, 2013) was used as a research tool in two stages: before and after education for all three groups (two experimental groups and a control group). Findings: In the end, the findings of the analysis of Covariance and LSD test showed that both of the implemented therapeutic approaches mindfulness-based stress reduction and relaxation have led to an improvement in the executive functions of patients with MS (p<0.05). also, have shown that mindfulness-based stress reduction has been more impactful on executive functions than relaxation. Conclusion: According to the findings of the present study, in the field of treatment and counseling of patients with MS, mindfulness-based stress reduction and relaxation seems to be very effective and promising.
