Lecture Notes 16/02/22

Cognitive process can be measured

attention and planning

What need be be discussed

1. definition

attention: focusing, sustaining

planning: organize behaviour

2. examples

Stroop test (computerized version: The Hampshire tree task):

Activated brain region: ACC and dPFC

it takes around double time to speak out the right colour for colour-paired words than unpaired ones

The tower of Hannoi

Tower of London

3. methodology

test barriers: e.g. BADS

single assessments

brain functional and structural rather than clinical factors (researchers rather than clinicians)

Validity and reliability:


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