HANOIPC3: A computer program to evaluate executive functions

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 158-165

  Guevara, M A ^a   Rizo, L ^a   Ruiz Diaz M ^a   Hernandez Gonzalez M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Executive functions; Prefrontal cortex; Problem solving; Tower of Hanoi

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TEST EXECUTIONS; TEST TIME;

BUILDINGS; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); FUNCTION EVALUATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROGRAM INTERPRETERS; TOWERS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PLANNING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROBLEM SOLVING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BIOMIMETICS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; GAME THEORY; HUMANS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 67349132445     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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