Experience and results with a telehealth treatment program in patients with cognitive disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID‐19 pandemic has led to the adoption of social quarantine measures in numerous countries. In this context, both COVID‐19 and quarantine can have a substantial impact in the mental health of affected populations. Health care services have had to adapt themselves to this new reality.Fil: Dorman, Guido. Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva; ArgentinaFil: Alvarez Dengra, Agustín. Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva; ArgentinaFil: Fiorini, Adriana. Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva; ArgentinaFil: Failla, Belén. Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva; ArgentinaFil: Vallejos, Florencia. Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva; ArgentinaFil: Pontello, Noelia. Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva; ArgentinaFil: Roca, María. Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Bustin, Julian. Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva; Argentin

Semantic processing of concrete and abstract concepts in semantic variant- Primary Progressive Aphasia

Semantic variant Primary Progressive Aphasia (sv-APP) is characterized by progressive affectation of conceptual knowledge. Previous investigations have reported a higher affectation for abstract concepts than for concrete ones. This is known as a concreteness effect. Nonetheless, there are works that have spotted an inverse concreteness effect, that is, subjects better performance with abstract concepts. In this investigation we compared the performance of 8 sv-APP patients to a group of 20 healthy controls matched in age and education level, using a synonyms task. Results show a concreteness effect, this means, a better performance with concretes concepts for nouns and verbs. These findings agree with previous research that found a worse performance with abstract concepts in sv-APP patients. These findings support the idea of an amodal semantic hub which processes both types of concepts. The observed low affectation in concrete concepts could be explained by higher semantic richness

Possibilities of use of botanical pesticides and plant extracts in the protection of fennel, peppermint and thyme:certified methodology

This publication is intended for growers of medicinal and aromatic plants (fennel, mint and thyme) and it is focused on their pests and diseases. It includes overview of suitable means and steps for elimination of the damage caused by these harmful agents by using biological way. The publication presents examples of both types of so-called botanical pesticides - commercially available products which contain extracts of biologically active substances from plants, as well as so-called farm products, for which it describes procedures for its preparation and using