2023
The Automated Test of Embodied Cognition: Concept, Development, and Preliminary Findings
Bell M, Hauser A, Weinstein A. The Automated Test of Embodied Cognition: Concept, Development, and Preliminary Findings. Brain Sciences 2023, 13: 856. PMID: 37371336, PMCID: PMC10296682, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13060856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmbodied cognitionATEC scoresCognitive AssessmentSmall practice effectsExcellent internal consistencySubstance use disordersPractice effectsTest-retest reliabilityCognitionConcurrent measuresContemporary neuroscienceOlder adultsPhysical tasksInternal consistencyMotion capture technologyPsychometric analysisUse disordersAutomated testsPreliminary findingsCommunity controlsAge-matched community controlsConvenience sampleNeuroscienceATECTask
2016
Cognitive Training and Work Therapy for the Treatment of Verbal Learning and Memory Deficits in Veterans With Alcohol Use Disorders
Bell MD, Vissicchio NA, Weinstein AJ. Cognitive Training and Work Therapy for the Treatment of Verbal Learning and Memory Deficits in Veterans With Alcohol Use Disorders. Journal Of Dual Diagnosis 2016, 12: 83-89. PMID: 26828571, PMCID: PMC4932894, DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2016.1145779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol-Related DisordersCognitive Behavioral TherapyDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Follow-Up StudiesHumansInterview, PsychologicalLearning DisabilitiesMaleMemory DisordersMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsOccupational TherapyOutpatientsPilot ProjectsSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVerbal LearningVeteransConceptsCognitive training conditionCognitive trainingVerbal learningAlcohol use disorderMemory deficitsVerbal memoryTraining conditionsUse disordersSignificant verbal memory deficitsWork therapyVerbal learning deficitsVerbal learning taskVerbal memory deficitsPremorbid estimatesSignificant condition effectVerbal IQSix monthsLearning taskAlone conditionLearning deficitsCondition effectsSignificant deficitsThree monthsEarly-phase recoveryDeficits
2015
Visual and verbal learning deficits in Veterans with alcohol and substance use disorders
Bell MD, Vissicchio NA, Weinstein AJ. Visual and verbal learning deficits in Veterans with alcohol and substance use disorders. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 159: 61-65. PMID: 26684868, PMCID: PMC4724542, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHopkins Verbal Learning TestBrief Visuospatial Memory TestVerbal learning deficitsVerbal learningVisual learningLearning deficitsNew verbal informationVisuospatial Memory TestVerbal Learning TestMemory testLearning TestVerbal informationSubstance use disordersSUD participantsAUD participantsWeeks of abstinenceDSM-5Alcohol useUse disordersLearningDeficitsDiagnostic groupsParticipantsAUDComprehensive rehabilitation program