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Iris E. C. Sommer

Researcher at University Medical Center Groningen

Publications -  454
Citations -  20580

Iris E. C. Sommer is an academic researcher from University Medical Center Groningen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Schizophrenia & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 68, co-authored 394 publications receiving 16545 citations. Previous affiliations of Iris E. C. Sommer include University of Toronto & University of Michigan.

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The Magic of Movement; the Potential of Exercise to Improve Cognition

TL;DR: Both aerobic training and resistance training have the potential to improve cognition, while the combination of both yields the strongest improvement in cognitive functioning, making it an excellent tool for secondary and tertiary prevention.
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A look into hallucinations: the relationship between visual imagery and hallucinations in Alzheimer's disease.

TL;DR: These results demonstrate a selective relationship between the occurrence of visual (but not auditory) hallucinations and the ability to generate vivid visual images in AD and no significant correlations were observed between auditory hallucinations and vividness of visual imagery in healthy control participants.
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Occurrence and phenomenology of hallucinations in the general population: A large online survey

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors investigated the phenomenological characteristics of hallucination in the general population, by using a nationally promoted online survey to assess hallucination phenomenology in four sensory modalities, through a self-report version of the Questionnaire for Psychotic Experiences (QPE), in 10,448 participants (aged 14-88 years).
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Longitudinal clinical and functional outcome in distinct cognitive subgroups of first-episode psychosis: a cluster analysis

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify cognitive subgroups in a large sample of first-episode psychosis using a clustering approach with healthy controls as a reference group, subsequently linking cognitive sub groups to clinical and functional outcomes.