Search Results - "Mednick, Sarnoff"
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REM, not incubation, improves creativity by priming associative networks
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (23-06-2009)“…The hypothesized role of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which is rich in dreams, in the formation of new associations, has remained anecdotal. We examined the…”
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Association of Poor Childhood Fear Conditioning and Adult Crime
Published in The American journal of psychiatry (01-01-2010)“…ObjectiveAmygdala dysfunction is theorized to give rise to poor fear conditioning, which in turn predisposes to crime, but it is not known whether poor…”
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Association Between Prenatal Exposure to Bacterial Infection and Risk of Schizophrenia
Published in Schizophrenia bulletin (01-05-2009)“…Recent research suggests that prenatal exposure to nonviral infection may be associated with increased risk of schizophrenia, and we hypothesized an…”
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Reduced electrodermal fear conditioning from ages 3 to 8 years is associated with aggressive behavior at age 8 years
Published in Journal of child psychology and psychiatry (01-05-2010)“…Background: Poor fear conditioning characterizes adult psychopathy and criminality, but it is not known whether it is related to aggressive/antisocial…”
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Early developmental milestones and risk of schizophrenia: A 45-year follow-up of the Copenhagen Perinatal Cohort
Published in Schizophrenia research (01-05-2010)“…Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between age of neuromotor milestone attainment and risk of adult schizophrenia. 5765…”
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Religious factors associated with alcohol involvement: Results from the Mauritian Joint Child Health Project
Published in Drug and alcohol dependence (01-02-2014)“…Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to examine religious factors associated with alcohol involvement in Mauritius. The three main religions on…”
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The Association Between P3 Amplitude at Age 11 and Criminal Offending at Age 23
Published in Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology (01-01-2013)“…Reduced P3 amplitude to targets is an information-processing deficit associated with adult antisocial behavior and may reflect dysfunction of the…”
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Premorbid multivariate prediction of adult psychosis-spectrum disorder: A high-risk prospective investigation
Published in Schizophrenia research (01-10-2015)“…Abstract Premorbid prediction of psychosis-spectrum disorders has implications for both understanding etiology and clinical identification. The current study…”
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Malnutrition at Age 3 Years and Externalizing Behavior Problems at Ages 8, 11, and 17 Years
Published in The American journal of psychiatry (01-11-2004)“…OBJECTIVE: Poor nutrition is thought to predispose to externalizing behavior problems, but to date there appear to have been no prospective longitudinal…”
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Childhood pegboard task predicts adult-onset psychosis-spectrum disorder among a genetic high-risk sample
Published in Schizophrenia research (01-12-2016)“…Abstract Motor abnormalities have been established as a core aspect of psychosis-spectrum disorders, with numerous studies identifying deficits prior to…”
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Effects of Environmental Enrichment at Ages 3-5 Years on Schizotypal Personality and Antisocial Behavior at Ages 17 and 23 Years
Published in The American journal of psychiatry (01-09-2003)“…OBJECTIVE: Methods to prevent two major mental disorders, schizophrenia and conduct disorder, have been elusive. This study assessed the effects of an early…”
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Childhood dyspraxia predicts adult-onset nonaffective-psychosis-spectrum disorder
Published in Development and psychopathology (01-11-2015)“…Several neurological variables have been investigated as premorbid biomarkers of vulnerability for schizophrenia and other related disorders. The current study…”
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Cohort Profile: The Mauritius Child Health Project
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The development of skin conductance fear conditioning in children from ages 3 to 8 years
Published in Developmental science (01-01-2010)“…Although fear conditioning is an important psychological construct implicated in behavioral and emotional problems, little is known about how it develops in…”
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Childhood Cognitive Measures as Predictors of Alcohol Use and Problems by Mid-Adulthood in a Non-Western Cohort
Published in Psychology of addictive behaviors (01-06-2015)“…This study examined the relationship between childhood cognitive functioning and academic achievement and subsequent alcohol use and problems in a non-Western…”
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Premorbid IQ and adult schizophrenia spectrum disorder: Verbal Performance subtests
Published in Psychiatry research (30-06-2010)“…Abstract The present prospective high-risk study examined associations between childhood scores on five Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)…”
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A developmental increase in allostatic load from ages 3 to 11 years is associated with increased schizotypal personality at age 23 years
Published in Development and psychopathology (01-11-2011)“…Although allostatic load has been investigated in mood and anxiety disorders, no prior study has investigated developmental change in allostatic load as a…”
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IQ and mental disorder in young men
Published in British journal of psychiatry (01-11-2005)“…Most research investigating the relationship between IQ and risk of mental disorder has focused on schizophrenia. To illuminate the relationship between IQ…”
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Effect of low dose ionizing radiation exposure in utero on cognitive function in adolescence
Published in Scandinavian journal of psychology (01-06-2010)“…Heiervang, K. S., Mednick, S., Sundet, K. & Rund, B. R. (2010). Effect of low dose ionizing radiation exposure in utero on cognitive function in adolescence…”
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Measurement Invariance of Internalizing and Externalizing Behavioral Syndrome Factors in a Non-Western Sample
Published in Assessment (Odessa, Fla.) (01-10-2013)“…This study examined the measurement structure of Child Behavior Checklist internalizing and externalizing syndrome scales in 1,146 eleven-year-old children…”
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