Semantic fluency

1. Osteoporosis has no effect on semantic fluency in humans.

   Humanspost-onset follow-up17 yearsn = 6,496

   Cognitive Trajectories Before and After Osteoporosis Onset: Evidence from a 17-Year UK · Research Square · 3 Sep 2026 · Preprint

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1. Semantic fluency predicts CERAD-nb in humans.

   “Area under the receiver operating characteristics curve was .76 (95% CI: .65; .88) for impairment in in-person semantic fluency”

   Humanstelephone administration detecting in-person impairmentn = 200

   Telephone-administered semantic fluency task in older adults without dementia in relation to in-person testing and plasma phosphorylated tau-217 · PsyArXiv · 4 Sep 2026 · Preprint

2. Semantic fluency is associated with CERAD-nb in humans (r = .63).

   “The two modalities showed a moderate-to-high correlation (r = .63), with a bias of 3.41 words favoring in-person administration.”

   Humanscomparing telephone to in-person administrationn = 200

   Telephone-administered semantic fluency task in older adults without dementia in relation to in-person testing and plasma phosphorylated tau-217 · PsyArXiv · 4 Sep 2026 · Preprint

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1. Semantic fluency is associated with p-Tau217 in humans (χ2[2] = 9.41, p = .009).

   “most (60%) with low animal naming score had high p-tau217 whereas most (73%) with high score had low p-tau217 (χ2[2] = 9.41, p = .009).”

   Humansthree-range approachn = 200

   Telephone-administered semantic fluency task in older adults without dementia in relation to in-person testing and plasma phosphorylated tau-217 · PsyArXiv · 4 Sep 2026 · Preprint

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