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Christian Chicherio

Unité de Neuropsychologie, Service de Neurologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
Verified email at hcuge.ch
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Functional neuroanatomical correlates of hysterical sensorimotor loss

P Vuilleumier, C Chicherio, F Assal, S Schwartz… - Brain, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Hysterical conversion disorders refer to functional neurological deficits such as paralysis,
anaesthesia or blindness not caused by organic damage but associated with emotional `…

Peak individual alpha frequency qualifies as a stable neurophysiological trait marker in healthy younger and older adults

TH Grandy, M Werkle‐Bergner, C Chicherio… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The individual alpha frequency ( IAF ) of the human EEG reflects systemic properties of the
brain, is highly heritable, and relates to cognitive functioning. Not much is known about the …

[HTML][HTML] Human aging magnifies genetic effects on executive functioning and working memory

IE Nagel, C Chicherio, SC Li, T Von Oertzen… - Frontiers in human …, 2008 - frontiersin.org
We demonstrate that common genetic polymorphisms contribute to the increasing heterogeneity
of cognitive functioning in old age. We assess two common Val/Met polymorphisms, …

[HTML][HTML] Age-related decline in brain resources modulates genetic effects on cognitive functioning

U Lindenberger, IE Nagel, C Chicherio, SC Li… - Frontiers in …, 2008 - frontiersin.org
Individual differences in cognitive performance increase from early to late adulthood, likely
reflecting influences of a multitude of factors. We hypothesize that losses in neurochemical …

Individual alpha peak frequency is related to latent factors of general cognitive abilities

TH Grandy, M Werkle-Bergner, C Chicherio, M Lövdén… - Neuroimage, 2013 - Elsevier
Some eighty years after the discovery of the human electroencephalogram (EEG) and its
dominant rhythm, alpha (~10Hz), the neurophysiological functions and behavioral correlates of …

Individual differences in cognitive plasticity: an investigation of training curves in younger and older adults

CN Bürki, C Ludwig, C Chicherio… - Psychological …, 2014 - Springer
To date, cognitive intervention research has provided mixed but nevertheless promising
evidence with respect to the effects of cognitive training on untrained tasks (transfer). However, …

Regional brain activity during tasks devoted to the central executive of working memory

…, E Salmon, M Van der Linden, C Chicherio… - Cognitive brain …, 1999 - Elsevier
Most previous PET studies investigating the central executive (CE) component of working
memory found activation in the prefrontal cortex. However, the tasks used did not always …

Routine assessment of cognitive function in older patients with hypertension seen by primary care physicians: why and how—a decision-making support from the …

…, A Benetos, C Sierra, A Coca, C Chicherio… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
The guidelines on hypertension recently published by the European Societies of
Hypertension and Cardiology, have acknowledged cognitive function (and its decline) as a …

The barrow neurological institute grading scale as a predictor for delayed cerebral ischemia and outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: data from a …

…, S Rossi, L Sacco, M Corniola, C Chicherio… - …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) scale is a novel quantitative scale
measuring maximal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) thickness to predict delayed cerebral …

Harmonizing neuropsychological assessment for mild neurocognitive disorders in Europe

…, JM Annoni, N Ballhausen, C Chicherio… - Alzheimer's & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Harmonized neuropsychological assessment for neurocognitive disorders, an
international priority for valid and reliable diagnostic procedures, has been achieved only in …