@inproceedings{Varlokostaetal2016,

title = {A Greek Corpus of Aphasic Discourse: Collection, Transcription, and Annotation Specifications},

author = {S Varlokosta and Spyridoula Stamouli and A Karasimos and G Markopoulos and M Kakavoulia and M Nerantzini and A Pantoula and V Fyndanis and A Economou and Athanassios Protopapas},

editor = {Dimitrios Kokkinakis},

year  = {2016},

date = {2016-05-01},

booktitle = {Proceedings of the 10th Language Resources and Evaluation Conference (LREC-2016), Workshop “Resources and Processing of linguistic and extra-linguistic data from people with various forms of cognitive/psychiatric impairments (RaPID-2016)},

pages = {14-21},

address = {Portorovz, Slovenia},

abstract = {In this paper, the process of designing an annotated Greek Corpus of Aphasic Discourse (GREECAD) is presented. Given that resources of this kind are quite limited, a major aim of the GREECAD was to provide a set of specifications which could serve as a methodological basis for the development of other relevant corpora, and, therefore, to contribute to the future research in this area. The GREECAD was developed with the following requirements: a) to include a rather homogeneous sample of Greek as spoken by individuals with aphasia; b) to document speech samples with rich metadata, which include demographic information, as well as detailed information on the patients’ medical record and neuropsychological evaluation; c) to provide annotated speech samples, which encode information at the micro-linguistic (words, POS, grammatical errors, clause types, etc.) and discourse level (narrative structure elements, main events, evaluation devices, etc.). In terms of the design of the GREECAD, the basic requirements regarding data collection, metadata, transcription, and annotation procedures were set. The discourse samples were transcribed and annotated with the ELAN tool. To ensure accurate and consistent annotation, a Transcription and Annotation Guide was compiled, which includes detailed guidelines regarding all aspects of the transcription and annotation procedure.},

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@inproceedings{Protopappas2011,

title = {Effects of practice on the relation of reading to color naming and interference},

author = {Athanassios Protopapas and D Moirou and A Markatou and Eleni Vlachou},

year  = {2011},

date = {2011-00-01},

address = {Florida, US},

organization = {Society for the Scientific study of Reading},

abstract = {Purpose: We examined the effects of practice on color naming of neutral and interfering stimuli. Word reading is correlated with color naming and with Stroop interference, in which color words are printed in a different color ink which must be named. It is often assumed that interference arises from lack of automaticity of color naming and might decrease with naming practice. Method: 58 adults and 66 children (Grades 4-5) formed 4 groups and practiced for 3 days on 192 stimuli (144 for children) each day. The “interference” group practiced color naming with incongruent color words; the “color” group practiced color naming with strings of Xs; the “word” group practiced reading aloud color words; the “control” group did not practice. The days before and after practice each participant read color words and named colors of neutral stimuli and incongruent color words. Reading and inhibition tests were also included. Results: Interference practice led to decreased interference for both 

adults and children. Color practice did not reduce color naming time 

and did not affect interference. Word practice reduced children’s (but not adults’) interference. Interference changes could not be attributed to reduced impulsivity or improved cognitive control. Conclusions: Findings are inconsistent with lack of color naming practice being a major cause of interference. Rather, word reading seems to be the limiting factor, because practice at an age when reading is not yet fully fluent leads to reduced interference. Studies of interference help us understand the development of word reading efficiency and associated cognitive control.},

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@inproceedings{Vlachouetal2010,

title = {Cognitive and physical training for senior citizens},

author = {Eleni Vlachou and A Billis and E Konstantinidis and Ch. Mouzakidis and I Kolassa and W Schlee and F Glockner and S Arampatzis and Nadia Economou and Athanassios Protopapas and Stylianos Bakamidis},

url = {http://www.serious-gaming.info/5_-SGEED-2010/009_-_Conference_Results},

year  = {2010},

date = {2010-00-01},

booktitle = {Πρακτικά του συνεδρίου "Serious Games, Education and Economic Development (SGEED 2010)},

address = {Ιωάννινα},

organization = {Serious Games, Education and Economic Development (SGEED-2010)},

abstract = {"Long Lasting Memories (LLM) is a European project that aims to provide a unified solution for mental and physical health to elderly individuals with (or at risk for) cognitive impairment through adaptive cognitive and physical exercises in the context of game environments: 

(a) Cognitive Training is performed through the Brain Fitness Program, a scientifically-based cognitive intervention program designed to speed up auditory processing, improve working memory, improve the accuracy and the speed with which the brain processes speech information and reengage the neuromodulatory systems that gate learning and memory. To drive brain plasticity, the program strongly engages the brain with demanding exercises and an adaptive and reward-based daily training schedule. Cognitive exercises provided by it are divided into a number of interrelated categories, that, in aggregate, span the acoustic organization of speech. 

(b) Physical Training is performed through FitForAll, a modular, fully parameterized and easily accessible game platform that helps elderly people to exercise and maintain their physical status and well being through an innovative, low-cost ICT platform, such as Nintendo Wii© peripheral devices. It integrates through its environment a set of games and exercise routines, with which seniors interact dynamically. Physical interaction between seniors and games combine both training and entertainment, thus engaging users to successfully fulfill their targets. FitForAll incorporates predefined training routines, which are designed taking into consideration national guidelines regarding physical exercise in the Third Age, including exercise types such as balance, aerobic endurance, strength and flexibility. 

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