Simona Gardini
University of Parma
46 Papers
301 Citations
Simona Gardini is an academic researcher from University of Parma. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cognition & Dementia. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 46 publications. Previous affiliations of Simona Gardini include University of Padua & Academy for Urban School Leadership.
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Papers
Increased Functional Connectivity in the Default Mode Network in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Maladaptive Compensatory Mechanism Associated with Poor Semantic Memory Performance
Simona Gardini,Annalena Venneri,Fabio Sambataro,Fernando Cuetos,Fabrizio Fasano,M. Marchi,Girolamo Crisi,Paolo Caffarra +7 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that increasing DMN connectivity may contribute to semantic memory deficits in MCI, specifically in visual naming, which detrimentally contributes to cognitive impairment in this clinical population.
Left mediotemporal structures mediate the retrieval of episodic autobiographical mental images.
TL;DR: Behavioral results showed that generating specific mental images took significantly less than generating episodic autobiographical images, and Conjunction analysis of the fMRI data showed that the two image generation conditions significantly activated a common set of neural structures, including mediofrontal areas.
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Italian norms for the Freedman version of the Clock Drawing Test.
Paolo Caffarra,Simona Gardini,Fabrizio Zonato,Letizia Concari,Francesca Dieci,Sandra Copelli,Morris Freedman,Andrea Stracciari,Annalena Venneri +8 more
TL;DR: Standardized norms for the Freedman version of the CDT were collected in a large sample of healthy individuals and could increase the use of this comprehensive tool in the detection of dementia.
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The efficacy of cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) for people with mild-to-moderate dementia: A review.
Alessandra Lobbia,Elena Carbone,Silvia Faggian,Simona Gardini,Federica Piras,Aimee Spector,Erika Borella +6 more
TL;DR: Cognitive Stimulation Therapy is an internationally used, evidence-based psychosocial intervention for people with mild-to-moderate dementia and its use in clinical practice is improving.
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Relationship between spatial ability, visuospatial working memory and self-assessed spatial orientation ability: a study in older adults.
Micaela Mitolo,Simona Gardini,Paolo Caffarra,Paolo Caffarra,Lucia Ronconi,Annalena Venneri,Francesca Pazzaglia +6 more
TL;DR: The results showed that the new spatial tasks are reliable, correlate with working memory and spatial ability tests and, compared with the latters, show stronger correlations with the self-report questionnaires referring to orientation abilities.