Animals in multidimensional space: Interpreting coordinates throughout lexical-semantic features in mild cognitive impairment and control subjects

• Published in: Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology Vol. 43; no. 10; pp. 1018 - 1031
• Main Authors: López-Higes, Ramón, Rubio-Valdehita, Susana, Llorente-Morales, Cristina, Sánchez-Beato, Andrea, Delgado-Lima, Alice Helena, Delgado-Losada, María Luisa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Routledge 01.12.2021; Swets & Zeitlinger bv
• Subjects: Aged; Animal cognition; Animals; Cognitive ability; Cognitive Dysfunction - diagnosis; Cognitive Dysfunction - psychology; Executive function; Executive Function - physiology; Humans; Language; lexical-semantic features; Memory; mild cognitive impairment; Multidimensional scaling; Neurodegenerative diseases; Neuropsychological Tests; Older people; Regression analysis; semantic map; Semantic verbal fluency; Semantics; Verbal Behavior - physiology; Semantic verbal fluency; mild cognitive impairment; multidimensional scaling; semantic map; lexical-semantic features

Semantic verbal fluency is a useful neuropsychological tool since it involves language and executive abilities that can be impaired in patients with neurodegenerative diseases in comparison to healthy controls. The present study explores retrieve and executive control processes using traditional qua...