Receptive vocabulary is superior to education level to account for Black and White neuropsychological performance discrepancies
Findings support the value of using receptive vocabulary as a proxy for premorbid ability level when comparing the cognitive performance of Black and White older adults. The results extend investigations using measures of single word reading to encompass measures assessing word meaning.
Authors
- John Hanfelt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8488-6771)
- Taylor James (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7038-851X)
- Felicia C. Goldstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2688-3617)
- David W. Loring (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2497-1074)
- James J. Lah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8810-620X)
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s135561772400064x
- Primary Topic
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Emory University