The Basis and Applications of the Action Fluency and Action Naming Tasks

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor(a) principal: Beber,Bárbara Costa
Data de Publicação: 2014
Outros Autores: Chaves,Márcia L.F.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Dementia & Neuropsychologia
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642014000100047
Resumo: ABSTRACT The Action Fluency (AF) and Action Naming (AN) are different tasks involving verb generation. Evidence indicates that verb tasks yield different information from that obtained with nouns. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the information available in the scientific literature on the mechanism and clinical application of these tasks. Methods: We carried out a systematic review of the literature and the findings were presented according to clinical studies and neuroimaging studies, and to the task in question. Results: The literature contained a variety of relevant studies with different objectives, methodologies and populations. After the analysis (exclusion criteria) of the studies obtained by the search terms, only 40 studies were included in this review. Conclusion: It was possible to conclude that AF and AN involve different brain processes, and although recruiting frontal areas and circuits, other areas are also critical. These tasks may be useful for differentiating Primary Progressive Aphasias; AF might represent a new measure of executive function; finally, both these tests can be used to provide a better understanding of cognitive processes and certain diseases.
id ANCC-1_68a8e752c68fa0450f815bfff6c93acf
oai_identifier_str oai:scielo:S1980-57642014000100047
network_acronym_str ANCC-1
network_name_str Dementia & Neuropsychologia
repository_id_str
spelling The Basis and Applications of the Action Fluency and Action Naming Taskslanguagecognitionneuropsychological testsneuropsychologyABSTRACT The Action Fluency (AF) and Action Naming (AN) are different tasks involving verb generation. Evidence indicates that verb tasks yield different information from that obtained with nouns. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the information available in the scientific literature on the mechanism and clinical application of these tasks. Methods: We carried out a systematic review of the literature and the findings were presented according to clinical studies and neuroimaging studies, and to the task in question. Results: The literature contained a variety of relevant studies with different objectives, methodologies and populations. After the analysis (exclusion criteria) of the studies obtained by the search terms, only 40 studies were included in this review. Conclusion: It was possible to conclude that AF and AN involve different brain processes, and although recruiting frontal areas and circuits, other areas are also critical. These tasks may be useful for differentiating Primary Progressive Aphasias; AF might represent a new measure of executive function; finally, both these tests can be used to provide a better understanding of cognitive processes and certain diseases.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia, Departamento de Neurologia Cognitiva e Envelhecimento2014-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642014000100047Dementia & Neuropsychologia v.8 n.1 2014reponame:Dementia & Neuropsychologiainstname:Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC)instacron:ANCC10.1590/S1980-57642014DN81000008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBeber,Bárbara CostaChaves,Márcia L.F.eng2016-01-06T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1980-57642014000100047Revistahttp://www.demneuropsy.com.br/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||demneuropsy@uol.com.br1980-57641980-5764opendoar:2016-01-06T00:00Dementia & Neuropsychologia - Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Basis and Applications of the Action Fluency and Action Naming Tasks
title The Basis and Applications of the Action Fluency and Action Naming Tasks
spellingShingle The Basis and Applications of the Action Fluency and Action Naming Tasks
Beber,Bárbara Costa
language
cognition
neuropsychological tests
neuropsychology
title_short The Basis and Applications of the Action Fluency and Action Naming Tasks
title_full The Basis and Applications of the Action Fluency and Action Naming Tasks
title_fullStr The Basis and Applications of the Action Fluency and Action Naming Tasks
title_full_unstemmed The Basis and Applications of the Action Fluency and Action Naming Tasks
title_sort The Basis and Applications of the Action Fluency and Action Naming Tasks
author Beber,Bárbara Costa
author_facet Beber,Bárbara Costa
Chaves,Márcia L.F.
author_role author
author2 Chaves,Márcia L.F.
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Beber,Bárbara Costa
Chaves,Márcia L.F.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv language
cognition
neuropsychological tests
neuropsychology
topic language
cognition
neuropsychological tests
neuropsychology
description ABSTRACT The Action Fluency (AF) and Action Naming (AN) are different tasks involving verb generation. Evidence indicates that verb tasks yield different information from that obtained with nouns. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the information available in the scientific literature on the mechanism and clinical application of these tasks. Methods: We carried out a systematic review of the literature and the findings were presented according to clinical studies and neuroimaging studies, and to the task in question. Results: The literature contained a variety of relevant studies with different objectives, methodologies and populations. After the analysis (exclusion criteria) of the studies obtained by the search terms, only 40 studies were included in this review. Conclusion: It was possible to conclude that AF and AN involve different brain processes, and although recruiting frontal areas and circuits, other areas are also critical. These tasks may be useful for differentiating Primary Progressive Aphasias; AF might represent a new measure of executive function; finally, both these tests can be used to provide a better understanding of cognitive processes and certain diseases.
publishDate 2014
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2014-03-01
dc.type.driver.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type.status.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
format article
status_str publishedVersion
dc.identifier.uri.fl_str_mv http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642014000100047
url http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642014000100047
dc.language.iso.fl_str_mv eng
language eng
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv 10.1590/S1980-57642014DN81000008
dc.rights.driver.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv text/html
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Academia Brasileira de Neurologia, Departamento de Neurologia Cognitiva e Envelhecimento
publisher.none.fl_str_mv Academia Brasileira de Neurologia, Departamento de Neurologia Cognitiva e Envelhecimento
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv Dementia & Neuropsychologia v.8 n.1 2014
reponame:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
instname:Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC)
instacron:ANCC
instname_str Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC)
instacron_str ANCC
institution ANCC
reponame_str Dementia & Neuropsychologia
collection Dementia & Neuropsychologia
repository.name.fl_str_mv Dementia & Neuropsychologia - Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC)
repository.mail.fl_str_mv ||demneuropsy@uol.com.br
_version_ 1754212930675539968