Trail making and cognitive set-shifting

Trail making and cognitive set-shifting

We tested the hypothesis that Part B of the Trail Making Test (TMT) is a measure of cognitive set-shifting ability in 55 normal subjects with the conventional (written) TMT and a verbal adaptation, the "verbal TMT" (vTMT). The finding of a significant association between Parts B of TMT and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2000-09, Vol.58 (3B), p.826-829
Hauptverfasser: Olivera-Souza, R D, Moll, J, Passman, L J, Cunha, F C, Paes, F, Adriano, M V, Ignácio, F A, Marrocos, R P
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Cognition - physiology
Educational Status
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
NEUROSCIENCES
PSYCHIATRY
set-shifting cognition
Trail Making Test
Verbal Behavior
verbal trail making test
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Zusammenfassung:We tested the hypothesis that Part B of the Trail Making Test (TMT) is a measure of cognitive set-shifting ability in 55 normal subjects with the conventional (written) TMT and a verbal adaptation, the "verbal TMT" (vTMT). The finding of a significant association between Parts B of TMT and vTMT (r = 0,59, p < 0,001), after correcting for age and education, supports the view that Part B of TMT is a valid measure of the ability to alternate between cognitive categories.
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
0004-282X
1678-4227
DOI:10.1590/s0004-282x2000000500006