It is essential to use culturally appropriate, sensitive and specific tests that reflect true cognitive performance. However, several factors including age, education and gender can influence neuropsychological test performance. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of age, education and gender on neuropsych...
OBJECTIVE: To expand norms for the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (DRS) for the Brazilian middle-age and elderly populations. METHODS: The DRS was administered to 502 individuals without cognitive deficits, 312 women and 190 men, aged 50 years or over and with educational level ranging from 0 to 13 years o...
El objetivo del presente estudio fue probar la efectividad de un programa conductual (taller) dirigido a madres de familia de estrato sociocultural bajo, para capacitarlas en la realización de actividades y estrategias para promover en sus hijos preescolares habilidades lingüísticas y preacadémicas r...
Abstract ? The lifelong acquisition of cognitive skills shapes the biology of the brain. However, there are critical periods for the best use of the brain to process the acquired information. Objectives: To discuss the critical period of cognitive acquisition, the concept of cognitive reserve and the HAR...
Os objetivos deste estudo são: descrever o nível de alfabetismo funcional dos usuários do ambulatório do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo; comparar o nível de alfabetismo funcional dos usuários ambulatoriais do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medi...
