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Jerson Laks is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Their academic output primarily centers on Medicine with a focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy, and Rehabilitation. The research spans a range of topics, predominantly within Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, also covering areas such as Older Adults Driving Studies, Frailty in Older Adults, and Spatial Cognition and Navigation.

The scientist has contributed multiple publications examining dementia and cognitive impairment, including recent works such as "Spatial navigation in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (2022, Experimental Gerontology), "Cognitive stimulation therapy for people with dementia in Brazil (CST-Brasil): Results from a single blind randomized controlled trial" (2020, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry), and "Young- and Late-Onset Dementia: A Comparative Study of Quality of Life, Burden, and Depressive Symptoms in Caregivers" (2020, Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology).

Further research includes "A dynamic decision model for diagnosis of dementia, Alzheimer's disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment" (2020, Computers in Biology and Medicine) and "Poor physical fitness is associated with impaired memory, executive function, and depression in institutionalized older adults: a cross-sectional study" (2021, Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry).

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jerson Laks include Andréa Camaz Deslandes, Elodie Bertrand, Daniel C. Mograbi, José Vinícius Ferreira, and Valeska Marinho.

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria, Alzheimer's & Dementia, and Experimental Gerontology.

  • Main fields of study: Medicine
  • Subfields: Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology
  • Main topics: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Older Adults Driving Studies, Frailty in Older Adults, Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Spatial Cognition and Navigation, Health, Nursing, Elderly Care

  • Recent papers: "Spatial navigation in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (2022, Experimental Gerontology)
  • "Cognitive stimulation therapy for people with dementia in Brazil (CST-Brasil): Results from a single blind randomized controlled trial" (2020, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)
  • "Young- and Late-Onset Dementia: A Comparative Study of Quality of Life, Burden, and Depressive Symptoms in Caregivers" (2020, Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology)
  • "A dynamic decision model for diagnosis of dementia, Alzheimer's disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment" (2020, Computers in Biology and Medicine)
  • "Poor physical fitness is associated with impaired memory, executive function, and depression in institutionalized older adults: a cross-sectional study" (2021, Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry)

  • Frequent co-authors: Andréa Camaz Deslandes, Elodie Bertrand, Daniel C. Mograbi, José Vinícius Ferreira, Valeska Marinho

  • Frequent publication venues: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria, Alzheimer's & Dementia, Experimental Gerontology

Best Publications

  • Exercise and Mental Health: Many Reasons to Move

    Andréa Deslandes;Helena Moraes;Camila Ferreira;Heloisa Veiga

  • Physical exercise and clinically depressed patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Heitor Silveira;Helena Moraes;Natacha Oliveira;Evandro Silva Freire Coutinho

  • A Bayesian network decision model for supporting the diagnosis of dementia, Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment

    Flávio Luiz Seixas;Bianca Zadrozny;Jerson Laks;Aura Conci

  • d-serine levels in Alzheimer's disease: implications for novel biomarker development.

    C Madeira;M V Lourenco;C Vargas-Lopes;C K Suemoto

  • Elevated Glutamate and Glutamine Levels in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients With Probable Alzheimer's Disease and Depression

    Caroline Madeira;Charles Vargas-Lopes;Carlos Otávio Brandão;Taylor Reis

  • Treadmill training as an augmentation treatment for Alzheimer's disease: a pilot randomized controlled study.

    Cynthia Arcoverde;Andrea Deslandes;Helena Moraes;Cloyra Almeida

  • Tratamento da doença de Alzheimer: recomendações e sugestões do Departamento Científico de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Envelhecimento da Academia Brasileira de Neurologia

    Eliasz Engelhardt;Sonia M.T. Brucki;Sonia M.T. Brucki;José Luiz S. Cavalcanti;Orestes V. Forlenza

  • Quality of life among elderly patients with dementia in institutions

    Maria L Barca;Knut Engedal;Jerson Laks;Geir Selbæk

  • O exercício físico no tratamento da depressão em idosos: revisão sistemática

    Helena Moraes;Andréa Deslandes;Camila Ferreira;Fernando A. M. S. Pompeu

  • Comparison of strength training, aerobic training, and additional physical therapy as supplementary treatments for Parkinson’s disease: pilot study

    Alessandro Carvalho;Dannyel Barbirato;Narahyana Araujo;Jose Vicente Martins

  • A 12 months follow-up study of depression among nursing-home patients in Norway.

    Maria Lage Barca;Knut Engedal;Knut Engedal;Jerson Laks;Geir Selbaek;Geir Selbaek

  • Burnout in familial caregivers of patients with dementia

    Annibal Truzzi;Annibal Truzzi;Letice Valente;Ingun Ulstein;Eliasz Engelhardt

  • Effect of Exercise on Inflammatory Profile of Older Persons: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses

    Renato Sobral Monteiro-Junior;Paulo de Tarso Maciel-Pinheiro;Eduardo da Matta Mello Portugal;Luiz Felipe da Silva Figueiredo

  • Effect of aerobic training on EEG alpha asymmetry and depressive symptoms in the elderly: a 1-year follow-up study

    A.C. Deslandes;H. Moraes;H. Alves;F.A.M.S. Pompeu

  • Factors associated with depression in Norwegian nursing homes.

    Maria Lage Barca;Geir Selbaek;Geir Selbaek;Jerson Laks;Knut Engedal;Knut Engedal

  • Role of physical activity on the maintenance of cognition and activities of daily living in elderly with Alzheimer's disease.

    Cynthia Arcoverde;Andréa Deslandes;Aryce Rangel;Andreza Rangel

  • EEG frontal asymmetry in the depressed and remitted elderly: Is it related to the trait or to the state of depression?

    Alessandro Carvalho;Helena Moraes;Heitor Silveira;Pedro Ribeiro

  • Electroencephalographic frontal asymmetry and depressive symptoms in the elderly.

    Andréa C. Deslandes;Helena de Moraes;Fernando A.M.S. Pompeu;Pedro Ribeiro

  • Mini-Mental State Examination norms in a community-dwelling sample of elderly with low schooling in Brazil

    Jerson Laks;Elienai Maria Rubim Baptista;Ana Lúcia Barros Contino;Estevão Oliveira de Paula

  • Three months of multimodal training contributes to mobility and executive function in elderly individuals with mild cognitive impairment, but not in those with Alzheimer's disease: A randomized controlled trial.

    Felipe de Oliveira Silva;José Vinícius Ferreira;Jéssica Plácido;Paula Sant’Anna

  • Unawareness of memory impairment in dementia: a population-based study.

    Daniel C. Mograbi;Cleusa P. Ferri;Ana L. Sosa;Robert Stewart

Frequent Co-Authors

Knut Engedal
Knut Engedal Oslo University Hospital
Evandro Silva Freire Coutinho
Evandro Silva Freire Coutinho Rio de Janeiro State University
Robin G. Morris
Robin G. Morris King's College London
Ivan Figueira
Ivan Figueira Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Mauro V. Mendlowicz
Mauro V. Mendlowicz Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Johannes Pantel
Johannes Pantel Goethe University Frankfurt
Leonardo F. Fontenelle
Leonardo F. Fontenelle Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Aimee Spector
Aimee Spector University College London
Nakao Iwata
Nakao Iwata Fujita Health University
Thomas Hansen
Thomas Hansen Copenhagen University Hospital

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