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Overview

Jelle Jolles is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands and specializes in psychology with a focus on developmental and educational psychology. Their research spans several subfields including education, cognitive neuroscience, statistics and probability, and applied psychology.

The main topics addressed in their work encompass educational and psychological assessments, neuroscience, education and cognitive function, cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills, behavioral health and interventions, mental health research topics, motivation and self-concept in sports, and child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development.

Jolles has contributed to a number of publications, with recent papers including:

  • On Neuroeducation: Why and How to Improve Neuroscientific Literacy in Educational Professionals, 2021, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Sex differences in self-regulation in early, middle and late adolescence: A large-scale cross-sectional study, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • School Achievement in Early Adolescence Is Associated With Students' Self-Perceived Executive Functions, 2022, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Over aspecten van het executief functioneren die niet meetbaar zijn met formele tests, 2020, Kind en adolescent

The frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Jolles include Dietsje Jolles, Marleen A. J. van Tetering, A.M. van der Laan, C.H. de Kogel, and Renate H. M. de Groot.

In terms of dissemination, Jolles most commonly publishes in venues such as Frontiers in Psychology, PLoS ONE, and Kind en adolescent. Among those, Frontiers in Psychology stands out as a primary platform with multiple contributions.

Best Publications

  • Long-term postoperative cognitive dysfunction in the elderly: ISPOCD1 study

    JT Moller;Pjm Pierre Cluitmans;LS Rasmussen;PJ Houx

  • Prevalence of cerebral white matter lesions in elderly people: a population based magnetic resonance imaging study. The Rotterdam Scan Study

    F-E de Leeuw;J C de Groot;E Achten;M Oudkerk

  • Cerebral white matter lesions and cognitive function: the Rotterdam Scan Study.

    Jan Cees De Groot;Frank‐Erik De Leeuw;Matthijs Oudkerk;Jan Van Gijn

  • Effect of 3-year folic acid supplementation on cognitive function in older adults in the FACIT trial: a randomised, double blind, controlled trial.

    Jane Durga;Martin P J van Boxtel;Evert G Schouten;Frans J Kok

  • Does anaesthesia cause postoperative cognitive dysfunction? A randomised study of regional versus general anaesthesia in 438 elderly patients

    LS Rasmussen;T Johnson;HM Harrie Kuipers;D Kristensen

  • Cerebral small-vessel disease and decline in information processing speed, executive function and memory

    Niels D. Prins;Ewoud J. van Dijk;Tom den Heijer;Sarah E. Vermeer

  • Neuromyths in education: Prevalence and predictors of misconceptions among teachers

    Sanne Dekker;Nikki C. Lee;Paul Howard-Jones;Jelle Jolles

  • Cerebral white matter lesions and cognitive function: The Rotterdam scan study

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  • The Stroop Color-Word Test: Influence of Age, Sex, and Education; and Normative Data for a Large Sample Across the Adult Age Range

    Wim Van der Elst;Martin P. J. Van Boxtel;Gerard J. P. Van Breukelen;Jelle Jolles

  • Rey's verbal learning test: normative data for 1855 healthy participants aged 24-81 years and the influence of age, sex, education, and mode of presentation.

    Wim Van Der Elst;Martin P. J. Van Boxtel;Gerard J. P. Van Breukelen;Jelle Jolles

  • Effects of physical activity interventions on cognitive and academic performance in children and adolescents: a novel combination of a systematic review and recommendations from an expert panel

    Amika S. Singh;Amika S. Singh;Emi Saliasi;Emi Saliasi;Vera Van Den Berg;Vera Van Den Berg;Léonie Uijtdewilligen

  • The nature of the effect of female gonadal hormone replacement therapy on cognitive function in post-menopausal women: a meta-analysis

    E. Hogervorst;J. Williams;M. Budge;W. Riedel

  • Periventricular cerebral white matter lesions predict rate of cognitive decline

    Jan Cees De Groot;Frank-Erik De Leeuw;Frank-Erik De Leeuw;Matthijs Oudkerk;Jan Van Gijn

  • Regional frontal cortical volumes decrease differentially in aging: an MRI study to compare volumetric approaches and voxel-based morphometry.

    Danielle J. Tisserand;Jens C. Pruessner;Ernesto J. Sanz Arigita;Martin P.J. van Boxtel

  • Cognitive dysfunction after minor surgery in the elderly

    J Canet;J Raeder;LS Rasmussen;M Enlund

  • Deficits of memory, executive functioning and attention following infarction in the thalamus; a study of 22 cases with localised lesions

    Ysbrand D. Van der Werf;Philip Scheltens;Jaap Lindeboom;Menno P. Witter

  • Medial temporal lobe atrophy predicts Alzheimer's disease in patients with minor cognitive impairment

    P J Visser;F R J Verhey;P A M Hofman;P Scheltens

  • Cognitive functioning in healthy older adults aged 64-81: a cohort study into the effects of age, sex, and education.

    S.A.H. van Hooren;A.M. Valentijn;H. Bosma;R.W.H.M. Ponds

  • Neuropsychology of infarctions in the thalamus: a review.

    Y.D. van der Werf;M.P. Witter;H.B.M. Uylings;J. Jolles

  • Alterations in theory of mind in patients with schizophrenia and non-psychotic relatives

    I. Janssen;L. Krabbendam;J. Jolles;Jim Van Os

  • Change in Sensory Functioning Predicts Change in Cognitive Functioning: Results from a 6‐Year Follow‐Up in the Maastricht Aging Study

    Susanne A. M. Valentijn;Martin P. J. Van Boxtel;Susan A. H. Van Hooren;Hans Bosma

  • Medial temporal lobe atrophy and memory dysfunction as predictors for dementia in subjects with mild cognitive impairment

    Pieter Jelle Visser;Philip Scheltens;Frans R.J. Verhey;Ben Schmand

  • The Letter Digit Substitution Test: Normative Data for 1,858 Healthy Participants Aged 24–81 from the Maastricht Aging Study (MAAS): Influence of Age, Education, and Sex

    Wim van der Elst;Martin P.J. van Boxtel;Gerard J.P. van Breukelen;Jelle Jolles

  • Normative data for the Animal, Profession and Letter M Naming verbal fluency tests for Dutch speaking participants and the effects of age, education, and sex

    Wim Van Der Elst;Martin P.J. Van Boxtel;Gerard J.P. Van Breukelen;Jelle Jolles

  • The neuropsychology of schizophrenia

    L. Krabbendam;J. Jolles

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin P.J. van Boxtel
Martin P.J. van Boxtel Maastricht University
M.P.J. van Boxtel
M.P.J. van Boxtel Maastricht University
Lydia Krabbendam
Lydia Krabbendam Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Harry B.M. Uylings
Harry B.M. Uylings Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Rudolf W. H. M. Ponds
Rudolf W. H. M. Ponds Maastricht University
Johan S.H. Vles
Johan S.H. Vles Maastricht University
Heidi I.L. Jacobs
Heidi I.L. Jacobs Harvard University
Wim J. Riedel
Wim J. Riedel Maastricht University
Paul A.M. Hofman
Paul A.M. Hofman Maastricht University
Jos J. Adam
Jos J. Adam Maastricht University

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