Executive Function

Congratulations Dr. Kenneth Heilman on the publication of “The oblique effect: The relationship between profiles of visuospatial preference, cognition, and brain connectomics in older adults,” in the October issue of Neuropsychologia.   Abstract The oblique effect (OE) describes the visuospatial advantage for identifying stimuli oriented horizontally or vertically rather than…

Congratuations to Dr. Kenneth Heilman on the publcation of “Regional leukoaraiosis and cognition in non-demented older adults,” in the recent edition of Brain Imaging and Behavior.   Abstract Frontal lobe-executive functions are heavily dependent on distal white matter connectivity. Even with healthy aging there is an increase…

Dr. Michael Okun has recently been published in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society.   His article “Are Parkinson’s Patients More Vulnerable to the Effects of Cardiovascular Risk: A Neuroimaging and Neuropsychological Study” can be found in the January 2017 edition or by using the link above.   Abstract Objectives:…