Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Løhaugen, Gro"
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Adaptive computerized working memory training in patients with mild cognitive impairment. A randomized double-blind active controlled trial
Flak, Marianne Møretrø; Hol, Haakon Ramsland; Hernes, Susanne M S; Chang, Linda; Engvig, Andreas; Bjuland, Knut Jørgen; Pripp, Are Hugo; Madsen, Bengt-Ove; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Ulstein, Ingun; Lona, Trine Eli.B.; Skranes, Jon Sverre; Løhaugen, Gro (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective: We investigated if a 5-week computerized adaptive working memory training program (Cogmed®) of 20 to 25 sessions would be effective in improving the working memory capacity and other neuropsychological functions ... -
Atypical brain structure mediates reduced IQ in young adults born preterm with very low birth weight
Rimol, Lars Morten; Rise, Henning Hoel; Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik; Yendiki, Anastasia; Løhaugen, Gro; Indredavik, Marit Sæbø; Brubakk, Ann-Mari; Bjuland, Knut Jørgen; Eikenes, Live; Weider, Siri; Håberg, Asta; Skranes, Jon Sverre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Preterm birth with very low birth weight (VLBW) confers heightened risk for perinatal brain injury and long-term cognitive deficits, including a reduction in IQ of up to one standard deviation. Persisting gray and white ... -
Brain development, connectivity, and cognitive skills following preterm birth with very low birth weight: Neuroimaging findings from childhood, early adulthood, and the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
Sripada, Kam (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2018:134, Doctoral thesis, 2018)ENGLISH - Brain development, connectivity, and cognition following preterm birth with very low birthweight: Preterm birth (<37 weeks of gestation) and very low birth weight (VLBW, birth weight ≤ 1500 grams) are linked ... -
Brain morphometry and cognition in young adults born small for gestational age at term
Østgård, Heidi Furre; Løhaugen, Gro; Bjuland, Knut Jørgen; Rimol, Lars Morten; Brubakk, Ann-Mari; Martinussen, Marit; Vik, Torstein; Håberg, Asta; Skranes, Jon Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Objectives To examine brain volumes and cortical surface area and thickness and to relate these brain measures to cognitive function in young adults born small for gestational age (SGA) at term compared with non-SGA control ... -
Brain volumes and cognitive function in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) young adults
Bjuland, Knut Jørgen; Rimol, Lars Morten; Løhaugen, Gro; Skranes, Jon Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Preterm born very-low-birth-weight (VLBW: birth weight ≤1500 g) survivors have increased risk of perinatal brain injury that may cause deviant brain development and later neuroimpairments, including reduced ... -
Cognitive Profiles and Atrophy Ratings on MRI in Senior Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Flak, Marianne Møretrø; Hol, Haakon Ramsland; Hernes, Susanne M S; Chang, Linda; Ernst, Thomas; Engvig, Andreas; Bjuland, Knut Jørgen; Madsen, Bengt-Ove; Lindland, Elisabeth Margrete Stokke; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Ulstein, Ingun; Lona, Trine Eli.B.; Skranes, Jon Sverre; Løhaugen, Gro (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In this cross-sectional study, we sought to describe cognitive and neuroimaging profiles of Memory clinic patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). 51 MCI patients and 51 controls, matched on age, sex, and socio-economic ... -
Cortical thickness changes after computerized working memory training in patients with mild cognitive impairment
Hol, Haakon Ramsland; Flak, Marianne Møretrø; Chang, Linda; Løhaugen, Gro; Bjuland, Knut Jørgen; Rimol, Lars Morten; Engvig, Andreas; Skranes, Jon Sverre; Ernst, Thomas; Madsen, Bengt-Ove; Hernes, Susanne M S (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Adaptive computerized working memory (WM) training has shown favorable effects on cerebral cortical thickness as compared to non-adaptive training in healthy individuals. However, knowledge of WM training-related ... -
Do children with cerebral palsy benefit from computerized working memory training? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Løhaugen, Gro; Beneventi, Harald; Andersen, Guro Lillemoen; Sundberg, Cato; Østgård, Heidi Furre; Bakkan, Ellen Elise; Walther, Geir; Vik, Torstein; Skranes, Jon Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood (2 to 3 per 1000 live births), and is frequently accompanied by cognitive impairments and behavioural problems. Children with CP are at ... -
Frequency of epilepsy and pathological EEG findings in a Norwegian sample of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Impact on cognition and adaptive functioning
Gerstner, Thorsten Alfons; Henning, Oliver Johannes; Løhaugen, Gro; Skranes, Jon Sverre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) comprises a combination of developmental, cognitive, and behavioral disabilities that occur in children exposed to alcohol prenatally. A higher prevalence of epilepsy ... -
Is there an association between full IQ score and mental health problems in young adults? A study with a convenience sample
Melby, Linde; Indredavik, Marit Sæbø; Løhaugen, Gro; Brubakk, Ann-Mari; Skranes, Jon Sverre; Vik, Torstein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Intelligence is the aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, to think rationally and to deal effectively with the environment. Previous studies have shown that individuals with ... -
Limited microstructural and connectivity deficits despite subcortical volume reductions in school-aged children born preterm with very low birth weight.
Sølsnes, Anne Elisabeth; Sripada, Kam; Yendiki, Anastasia; Bjuland, Knut Jørgen; Østgård, Heidi Furre; Aanes, Synne; Grunewaldt, Kristine Hermansen; Løhaugen, Gro; Eikenes, Live; Håberg, Asta; Rimol, Lars Morten; Skranes, Jon Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Preterm birth and very low birth weight (VLBW, ≤ 1500 g) are worldwide problems that burden survivors with lifelong cognitive, psychological, and physical challenges. In this multimodal structural magnetic resonance imaging ... -
Mental health and cerebellar volume during adolescence in very-low-birth-weight infants: A longitudinal study
Lozano-Botellero, Violeta Nazaret; Skranes, Jon Sverre; Bjuland, Knut Jørgen; Løhaugen, Gro; Håberg, Asta; Lydersen, Stian; Brubakk, Ann-Mari; Indredavik, Marit Sæbø; Martinussen, Marit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Preterm birth at very low birth weight (VLBW) poses a risk for cerebellar abnormalities and increased psychiatric morbidity compared with reference populations. We aimed to study cerebellar volumes (grey and ... -
Mental health, quality of life and social relations in young adults born with low birth weight
Lund, Line Knutsen; Vik, Torstein; Lydersen, Stian; Løhaugen, Gro; Skranes, Jon; Brubakk, Ann-Mari; Indredavik, Marit Sæbø (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: Being born with low birth weight may have an impact on different aspects of mental health, psychosocial functioning and well-being; however results from studies in young adulthood have so far yielded mixed ... -
Neural correlates of working memory training in HIV patients: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Chang, Linda; Løhaugen, Gro; Douet, Vanessa; Miller, Eric N.; Skranes, Jon Sverre; Ernst, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background Potent combined antiretroviral therapy decreased the incidence and severity of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND); however, no specific effective pharmacotherapy exists for HAND. Patients with HIV ... -
Preterm birth leads to hyper-reactive cognitive control processing and poor white matter organization in adulthood
Olsen, Alexander; Dennis, Emily L; Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik; Hollund, Ingrid Marie Husby; Løhaugen, Gro; Thompson, Paul M; Brubakk, Ann-Mari; Eikenes, Live; Håberg, Asta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Individuals born preterm with very low birth weight (VLBW; birth weight ≤ 1500 g) are at high risk for perinatal brain injuries and deviant brain development, leading to increased chances of later cognitive, emotional, and ... -
Psykisk helse hos personer med moderat lav IQ
Melby, Linde (Master thesis, 2016)Introduksjon: Kognitive funksjoner er definert som funksjoner som har betydning for erkjennelse, tenkning og kunnskapservervelse1. Intelligens er menneskers evne til nettopp det å tenke, oppfatte, forstå og erfare2. IQ ... -
Reduced hippocampal subfield volumes and memory function in school-aged children born preterm with very low birthweight (VLBW)
Aanes, Synne; Bjuland, Knut Jørgen; Sripada, Kam; Sølsnes, Anne Elisabeth; Grunewaldt, Kristine Hermansen; Håberg, Asta; Løhaugen, Gro; Skranes, Jon Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The hippocampus, an essential structure for learning and memory, has a reduced volume in preterm born (gestational age < 37 weeks) individuals with very low birth weight (VLBW: birth weight < 1500 g), which ... -
Reduced white matter fractional anisotropy mediates cortical thickening in adults born preterm with very low birthweight.
Rimol, Lars Morten; Botellero, Violeta NL; Bjuland, Knut Jørgen; Løhaugen, Gro; Lydersen, Stian; Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik; Brubakk, Ann-Mari; Eikenes, Live; Indredavik, Marit Sæbø; Martinussen, Marit; Yendiki, Anastasia; Håberg, Asta; Skranes, Jon Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Development of the cerebral cortex may be affected by aberrant white matter development. Preterm birth with very low birth weight (VLBW) has been associated with reduced fractional anisotropy of white matter and changes ... -
Sleep disturbances in Norwegian children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) with and without a diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or epilepsy
Gerstner, Thorsten Alfons; Sævareid, Hans Inge; Johnsen, Åse Ribe; Løhaugen, Gro; Skranes, Jon Sverre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) describes a combination of developmental, cognitive, and behavioral disabilities in children with prenatal exposure to alcohol. The literature suggests that there are higher ... -
The Memory Aid study: Protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating the effect of computer-based working memory training in elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
Flak, Marianne Møretrø; Hernes, Susanne; Skranes, Jon Sverre; Løhaugen, Gro (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a condition characterized by memory problems that are more severe than the normal cognitive changes due to aging, but less severe than dementia. Reduced working memory (WM) ...