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Increased prefrontal and parietal activity after training of working memory by Olesen, Pernille J, Westerberg, Helena, Klingberg, Torkel

“…Working memory capacity has traditionally been thought to be constant. Recent studies, however, suggest that working memory can be improved by training. In…”
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Alcohol Use Disorder in Elderly Suicide Attempters: A Comparison Study by Morin, Johanna, M.Sc, Wiktorsson, Stefan, Ph.D, Marlow, Thomas, Pg.Dip, Olesen, Pernille J., Ph.D, Skoog, Ingmar, M.D., Ph.D, Waern, Margda, M.D., Ph.D

“…Objectives To compare lifetime prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) in older adults who were hospitalized in connection with a suicide attempt and in a…”
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Computerized Training of Working Memory in Children with ADHD-A Randomized, Controlled Trial by Klingberg, Torkel, Fernell, Elisabeth, Olesen, Pernille J, Johnson, Mats, Gustafsson, Per, Dahlstrom, Kerstin, Gillberg, Christopher G, Forssberg, Hans, Westerberg, Helena

“…Objective: Deficits in executive functioning, including working memory (WM) deficits, have been suggested to be important in attention-deficit/hyperactivity…”
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Brain Activity Related to Working Memory and Distraction in Children and Adults by Olesen, Pernille J., Macoveanu, Julian, Tegnér, Jesper, Klingberg, Torkel

“…In order to retain information in working memory (WM) during a delay, distracting stimuli must be ignored. This important ability improves during childhood,…”
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Midlife psychological distress associated with late-life brain atrophy and white matter lesions: a 32-year population study of women by Johansson, Lena, Skoog, Ingmar, Gustafson, Deborah R, Olesen, Pernille J, Waern, Margda, Bengtsson, Calle, Björkelund, Cecilia, Pantoni, Leonardo, Simoni, Michela, Lissner, Lauren, Guo, Xinxin

“…Long-standing psychological distress increases the risk of dementia, especially Alzheimer's disease. The present study examines the relationship between…”
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Temporal Lobe Atrophy and White Matter Lesions are Related to Major Depression over 5 years in the Elderly by OLESEN, Pernille J, GUSTAFSON, Deborah R, SIMONI, Michela, PANTONI, Leonardo, ÖSTLING, Svante, XINXIN GUO, SKOOG, Ingmar

“…The influence of organic brain changes on the development of depression in the elderly is uncertain. Cross-sectional studies, most often from clinical samples,…”
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Head size may modify the impact of white matter lesions on dementia by Skoog, Ingmar, Olesen, Pernille J, Blennow, Kaj, Palmertz, Bo, Johnson, Sterling C, Bigler, Erin D

“…Abstract We aimed to examine whether total intracranial volume (TICV), a marker of premorbid brain size, modified the impact of the apolipoprotein E (apoE) e4…”
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Combined analysis of DTI and fMRI data reveals a joint maturation of white and grey matter in a fronto-parietal network by Olesen, Pernille J, Nagy, Zoltan, Westerberg, Helena, Klingberg, Torkel

“…The aim of this study was to explore whether there are networks of regions where maturation of white matter and changes in brain activity show similar…”
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High education may offer protection against tauopathy in patients with mild cognitive impairment by Rolstad, Sindre, Nordlund, Arto, Eckerström, Carl, Gustavsson, Marie H, Blennow, Kaj, Olesen, Pernille J, Zetterberg, Henrik, Wallin, Anders

“…The concepts of brain and cognitive reserve stem from the observation that premorbid factors (e.g., education) result in variation in the response to brain…”
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HIV Infection Affects Parietal-Dependent Spatial Cognition: Evidence From Mental Rotation and Hierarchical Pattern Perception by Olesen, Pernille J, Schendan, Haline E, Amick, Melissa M, Cronin-Golomb, Alice

“…Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the asymptomatic phase of the infection impairs some aspects of cognition, but little is known about how visuospatial…”
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White matter lesions and temporal lobe atrophy related to incidence of both dementia and major depression in 70-year-olds followed over 10 years by Gudmundsson, P., Olesen, P. J., Simoni, M., Pantoni, L., Östling, S., Kern, S., Guo, X., Skoog, I.

“…Background and purpose A number of studies have suggested associations between dementia and depression in older adults. One reason could be that these…”
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Stronger synaptic connectivity as a mechanism behind development of working memory-related brain activity during childhood by Edin, Fredrik, Macoveanu, Julian, Olesen, Pernille, Tegnér, Jesper, Klingberg, Torkel

“…The cellular maturational processes behind cognitive development during childhood, including the development of working memory capacity, are still unknown. By…”
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Alcohol Use Disorder in Elderly Suicide Attempters: A Comparison Study by Morin, Johanna, Wiktorsson, Stefan, Marlow, Thomas, Olesen, Pernille J., Skoog, Ingmar, Waern, Margda

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A population-based study on the influence of brain atrophy on 20-year survival after age 85 by OLESEN, P. J, GUO, X, GUSTAFSON, D, BÖRJESSON-HANSON, A, SACUIU, S, ECKERSTROM, C, BIGLER, E. D, SKOOG, I

“…Individuals aged 80 years and older is the fastest growing segment of the population worldwide. To understand the biology behind increasing longevity, it is…”
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Brain Function and Behaviour Related to Development and Training of Working Memory by Olesen, Pernille J

“…Training of working memory (WM) is a research field that could result in new therapeutic breakthroughs for people with impaired WM functions. In support of…”
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