DANIEL FUENTES MOREIRA
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- Learning and memory and its relationship with the lateralization of epileptic focus in subjects with temporal lobe epilepsy(2014) FUENTES, Daniel; MALLOY-DINIZ, Leandro Fernandes; GORENSTEIN, Clarice; CHRISTE, Blaise; BUSATTO, Geraldo F.Background : In medial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE), previous studies addressing the hemispheric laterality of epileptogenic focus and its relationship with learning and memory processes have reported controversial findings. Objective : To compare the performance of MTLE patients according to the location of the epileptogenic focus on the left (MTLEL) or right temporal lobe (MTLER) on tasks of episodic learning and memory for verbal and visual content. Methods : One hundred patients with MTLEL and one hundred patients with MTLER were tested with the following tasks: the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) and the Logical Memory-WMS-R to evaluate verbal learning and memory; and the Rey Visual Design Learning Test (RVDLT) and the Visual Reproduction-WMS-R to evaluate visual learning and memory. Results : The MTLEL sample showed significantly worse performance on the RAVLT (p < 0.005) and on the Logical Memory tests (p < 0.01) than MTLER subjects. However, there were no significant between-group differences in regard to the visual memory tests. Discussion : Our findings suggest that verbal learning and memory abilities are dependent on the structural and functional integrity of the left temporal lobe, while visual abilities are less dependent on the right temporal lobe.
article 30 Citação(ões) na Scopus Applicability of the Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test to an adult sample in Brazil(2011) SALGADO, Joao Vinicius; MALLOY-DINIZ, Leandro Fernandes; ABRANTES, Suzana Silva Costa; MOREIRA, Lafaiete; SCHLOTTFELDT, Carlos Guilherme; GUIMARAES, Wanderlane; FREITAS, Djeane Marcely Ugoline; OLIVEIRA, Juliana; FUENTES, DanielObjective: The Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test, which is used to evaluate learning and memory, is a widely recognized tool in the general literature on neuropsychology. This paper aims at presenting the performance of Brazilian adult subjects on the Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test, and was written after we published a previous study on the performance of Brazilian elderly subjects on this same test. Method: A version of the test, featuring a list of high-frequency one-syllable and two-syllable concrete Portuguese substantives, was developed. Two hundred and forty-three (243) subjects from both genders were allocated to 6 different age groups (20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-44; 45-54 and 55-60 years old). They were then tested using the Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test. Results: Performance on the Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test showed a positive correlation with educational level and a negative correlation with age. Women performed significantly better than men. When applied across similar age ranges, our results were similar to those recorded for the English version of the Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test. Conclusion: Our results suggest that the adaptation of the Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test to Brazilian Portuguese is appropriate and that it is applicable to Brazilian subjects for memory capacity evaluation purposes and across similar age groups and educational levels.bookPart Avaliação das funções cognitivas(2018) FUENTES, Daniel; ANDRADE, Silviane Pinheiro Campos de; CAMARGO, Candida Helena Pires de; MALLOY-DINIZ, Leandro Fernandes- SEX DIFFERENCES IN DIMENSIONS OF IMPULSIVITY IN A NON-CLINICAL SAMPLE(2013) LAGE, Guilherme Menezes; ALBUQUERQUE, Maicon Rodrigues; FUENTES, Daniel; CORREA, Humberto; MALLOY-DINIZ, Leandro FernandesImpulsivity has been more closely associated with men than with women because men are more often involved in illegal behaviors. The few studies that have investigated sex differences in impulsivity have used self-report questionnaires and have obtained contradictory results. Two computerized behavioral tests were administered to 125 healthy undergraduate students (75 women, M age 23.8 yr.; 50 men, M age 25.0 yr.). Men exhibited higher scores on motor impulsivity, but there were no significant differences between men and women on attentional and non-planning impulsivity scores. These findings are discussed in terms of the relationship between impulsivity and low-and high-order control.