The Rapid Naming Test: Development and initial validation in typically aging adults

CONCLUSIONS: The RNT appears to be a reliable test that is sensitive to subtle, age-related word-finding decline. Convergent and divergent validity are supported by its specific associations with measures relying on visual naming processes. Ecological validity is supported by its relationship with subjective real-world language difficulties. Lastly, worse performance was related to amyloid-β deposition, an Alzheimer's disease biomarker. This study represents a key step toward validating a novel, sensitive naming test in typically aging adults.PMID:33771087 | DOI:10.1080/13854046.2021.1900399

Source: The Clinical Neuropsychologist - March 27, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jordan Stiver Adam M Staffaroni Samantha M Walters Michelle Y You Kaitlin B Casaletto Sabrina J Erlhoff Katherine L Possin Sladjana Lukic Renaud La Joie Gil D Rabinovici Molly E Zimmerman Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini Joel H Kramer Source Type: research