A proposal for a protocol for use in the evaluation of the executive functions;Propuesta de un protocolo para la evaluación de las funciones ejecutivas

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 177-186

  Tirapu Ustárroz, Javier ^a   Munoz Cespedes J M ^b   Pelegrin Valero C ^c   Albeniz Ferreras A ^d  

^a Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^d Fundacion Argibide   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dual task; Executive functions; Gambling task; Go no go; Hanoi tower; N back; Neuropsychological testing; Sternberg; Stroop; Weschler Memory Scale; Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MENTAL TASK; MONITORING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PHONETICS; PLANNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST; WORKING MEMORY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; MEMORY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33644815511     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4103.2005054     Document Type: Review

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