| Title |
Quantitative electroencephalographic and neuropsychological investigation of an alternative measure of frontal lobe executive functions: the Figure Trail Making Test
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| Published in |
Brain Informatics, November 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s40708-015-0025-z |
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| Authors |
Paul S. Foster, Valeria Drago, Brad J. Ferguson, Patti Kelly Harrison, David W. Harrison |
| Abstract |
The most frequently used measures of executive functioning are either sensitive to left frontal lobe functioning or bilateral frontal functioning. Relatively little is known about right frontal lobe contributions to executive functioning given the paucity of measures sensitive to right frontal functioning. The present investigation reports the development and initial validation of a new measure designed to be sensitive to right frontal lobe functioning, the Figure Trail Making Test (FTMT). The FTMT, the classic Trial Making Test, and the Ruff Figural Fluency Test (RFFT) were administered to 42 right-handed men. The results indicated a significant relationship between the FTMT and both the TMT and the RFFT. Performance on the FTMT was also related to high beta EEG over the right frontal lobe. Thus, the FTMT appears to be an equivalent measure of executive functioning that may be sensitive to right frontal lobe functioning. Applications for use in frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and other patient populations are discussed. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 34 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 26% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 15% |
| Professor | 2 | 6% |
| Researcher | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 15% |
| Unknown | 5 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 12 | 35% |
| Neuroscience | 5 | 15% |
| Computer Science | 4 | 12% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 6% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 12% |
| Unknown | 6 | 18% |