The Nombela 2.0 semantic battery: an updated Spanish instrument for the study of semantic processing

In this study, the Nombela 2.0 semantic battery is presented. This is a new version of its earlier precedent: the battery Nombela (I), in an attempt to improve it (dealing with ceiling effects) and reducing the application time by decreasing the number of tasks. The battery is constructed on a commo...

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Published in:Neurocase 2015-01, Vol.21 (6), p.773-785
Main Authors: Moreno-Martínez, F. Javier, Rodríguez-Rojo, Inmaculada C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Alzheimer's disease
category effects
Cognitive ability
Female
Humans
Information processing
Language Tests
living-nonliving things
Male
Memory
memory disorders
Memory, Long-Term
mild cognitive impairment
Neurodegenerative diseases
Neuropsychological Tests
Semantics
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Summary:In this study, the Nombela 2.0 semantic battery is presented. This is a new version of its earlier precedent: the battery Nombela (I), in an attempt to improve it (dealing with ceiling effects) and reducing the application time by decreasing the number of tasks. The battery is constructed on a common set of 98 stimuli, including both living and nonliving semantic domains. It consists of five tasks designed to explore category specificity by tapping semantic production and comprehension, using both visual and verbal input. All of the items were rated according to Spanish norms, as stated in a previous study of our group, and all of the tasks were matched across domain on six nuisance variables. The present study has two goals: (i) to make available the updated version (2.0) of the Nombela semantic memory battery and (ii) to characterize and compare the neuropsychological profiles of two different patient groups: mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease, with regard to normal controls.
ISSN:1355-4794
1465-3656
1362-4970
DOI:10.1080/13554794.2015.1006644