Improving digit span assessment of short-term verbal memory

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-111

  Woods, David L ^a,b,c   Kishiyama, Mark M ^a   Yund, E William ^a   Herron, Timothy J ^a   Edwards, Ben ^a   Poliva, Oren ^a   Hink, Robert F ^a   Reed, Bruce ^a,b  

^a VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Attention; Auditory; Computer; Digit span; Education; Executive function; Metrics; Verbal memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651268183     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2010.493149     Document Type: Article

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