Development of a novel, ecologically oriented virtual reality measure of executive function: The multitasking in the city test

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 171-182

  Jovanovski, Diana ^a   Zakzanis, Konstantine ^a   Campbell, Zachariah ^a   Erb, Suzanne ^a   Nussbaum, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

executive function; neuropsychology; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; ENVIRONMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENVIRONMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORIENTATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRAIL MAKING TEST; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865207812     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09084282.2011.643955     Document Type: Article

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