Normative data for the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test in the older French-Quebec population

<p><b>Objective</b>: The aim of this study was to establish normative data for the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, a test assessing verbal episodic memory, in the older French-Quebec population. <b>Method</b>: A total of 432 French-speaking participants aged between 55 and 93 years old, from the Province of Quebec (Canada), were included in the study. Using multiple regression analyses, normative data were developed for five variable of interest, namely scores on trial 1, sum of trials 1 to 5, interference list B, immediate recall of list A, and delayed recall of list A. <b>Results</b>: Results showed that age, education, and sex were associated with performance on all variables. Equations to calculate the expected score for a participant based on sex, age, and education level as well as the <i>Z</i> score were developed. <b>Conclusion</b>: This study provides clinicians with normative data that take into account the participants’ sociodemographic characteristics, thus giving a more accurate interpretation of the results.</p

DataSheet_2_Prefrontal engagement predicts the effect of museum visit on psychological well-being: an fNIRS exploration.pdf

Recent research suggests that museum visits can benefit psychological well-being by reducing symptoms of stress and anxiety. However, these reported relaxing effects remain inconsistent between studies. Shedding light on the underlying cerebral mechanisms of museum visits might support a better understanding of how it affects psychological well-being. This study aimed to investigate the prefrontal engagement evoked by artwork analysis during a museum visit and to determine if these prefrontal substrates are associated with the museum’s effect on psychological well-being in older adults. Nineteen adults aged between 65 and 79, toured a Baroque-style exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts for approximately 20 minutes while equipped with a near-infrared spectroscopy system measuring the prefrontal cortex’s hemodynamic activity. For each painting, participants received the instruction to either (1): analyze the painting and produce a personal interpretation of its signification (analytic condition) or (2) visualize the painting without any specific thoughts (visualization condition). Questionnaires measuring stress, anxiety, and well-being were administered before and after the visit. Sixteen older women (71.5 ± 4 years) were included in the analyses. Results showed that, at the group level, the analytic condition was associated with an increased activation pattern in the left ventrolateral prefrontal region, typically related to attentional processes (not observed in the visualization condition). The activation associated with the analytic condition predicted pre-/post-visit reductions in self-reported anxiety and stress in the sample of older women. These observations suggest that the level of engagement of attentional processes during artwork analysis may play a major role in the effect of a museum’s visit on self-reported symptoms of anxiety.</p

DataSheet_1_Prefrontal engagement predicts the effect of museum visit on psychological well-being: an fNIRS exploration.pdf

Recent research suggests that museum visits can benefit psychological well-being by reducing symptoms of stress and anxiety. However, these reported relaxing effects remain inconsistent between studies. Shedding light on the underlying cerebral mechanisms of museum visits might support a better understanding of how it affects psychological well-being. This study aimed to investigate the prefrontal engagement evoked by artwork analysis during a museum visit and to determine if these prefrontal substrates are associated with the museum’s effect on psychological well-being in older adults. Nineteen adults aged between 65 and 79, toured a Baroque-style exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts for approximately 20 minutes while equipped with a near-infrared spectroscopy system measuring the prefrontal cortex’s hemodynamic activity. For each painting, participants received the instruction to either (1): analyze the painting and produce a personal interpretation of its signification (analytic condition) or (2) visualize the painting without any specific thoughts (visualization condition). Questionnaires measuring stress, anxiety, and well-being were administered before and after the visit. Sixteen older women (71.5 ± 4 years) were included in the analyses. Results showed that, at the group level, the analytic condition was associated with an increased activation pattern in the left ventrolateral prefrontal region, typically related to attentional processes (not observed in the visualization condition). The activation associated with the analytic condition predicted pre-/post-visit reductions in self-reported anxiety and stress in the sample of older women. These observations suggest that the level of engagement of attentional processes during artwork analysis may play a major role in the effect of a museum’s visit on self-reported symptoms of anxiety.</p

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing data in young, old healthy controls and CHD patients.

<p>Cardiopulmonary exercise testing data in young, old healthy controls and CHD patients.</p

(A-D): Univariate and multivariate analyses used to identify predictors of each cognitive composite z score.

<p>(A-D): Univariate and multivariate analyses used to identify predictors of each cognitive composite z score.</p

(a-d): Brain NIRS parameters during recovery in young (YC), old healthy controls (OC) and CHD patients (CHD).

<p>Post hoc for group effect = a: young vs. old, b = young vs. CHD, c = old vs. CHD, * = P<0.05, † = P<0.01, ‡ = P<0.001, § = P<0.0001.</p

Cognitive function parameters in young, old healthy controls and CHD patients.

<p>Cognitive function parameters in young, old healthy controls and CHD patients.</p

Clinical characteristics in young, old healthy controls and CHD patients.

<p>Clinical characteristics in young, old healthy controls and CHD patients.</p

Flowchart of the inclusion of the subjects.

<p>Flowchart of the inclusion of the subjects.</p

(a-d): Brain NIRS parameters during exercise in young (YC), old healthy controls (OC) and CHD patients (CHD).

<p>Post hoc for group effect = a: young vs. old, b = young vs. CHD, * = P<0.05, † = P<0.01, ‡ = P<0.001, § = P<0.0001.</p