A Simple Spatial Working Memory and Attention Test on Paired Symbols Shows Developmental Deficits in Schizophrenia Patients
Joint Authors
Du, Yasong
Jesse, Forrest Fabian
He, Guang
Chu, Xixia
Zhang, Kai
Zhou, Ying
Wang, Shuai
Teng, Xiaochun
Chen, Shiqing
Cheng, Zaohuo
Sun, Jinhua
He, Lin
Chen, Shanguang
Chen, Xiaoping
Wu, Bin
Yang, Beimeng
Song, Wei
Ding, Wenhua
Bao, Hechen
Li, Weidong
Ma, Lina
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-11-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
People with neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia often display deficits in spatial working memory and attention.
Evaluating working memory and attention in schizophrenia patients is usually based on traditional tasks and the interviewer’s judgment.
We developed a simple Spatial Working Memory and Attention Test on Paired Symbols (SWAPS).
It takes only several minutes to complete, comprising 101 trials for each subject.
In this study, we tested 72 schizophrenia patients and 188 healthy volunteers in China.
In a healthy control group with ages ranging from 12 to 60, the efficiency score (accuracy divided by reaction time) reached a peak in the 20–27 age range and then declined with increasing age.
Importantly, schizophrenia patients failed to display this developmental trend in the same age range and adults had significant deficits compared to the control group.
Our data suggests that this simple Spatial Working Memory and Attention Test on Paired Symbols can be a useful tool for studies of spatial working memory and attention in neuropsychiatric disorders.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Song, Wei& Zhang, Kai& Sun, Jinhua& Ma, Lina& Jesse, Forrest Fabian& Teng, Xiaochun…[et al.]. 2013. A Simple Spatial Working Memory and Attention Test on Paired Symbols Shows Developmental Deficits in Schizophrenia Patients. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448104
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Song, Wei…[et al.]. A Simple Spatial Working Memory and Attention Test on Paired Symbols Shows Developmental Deficits in Schizophrenia Patients. Neural Plasticity No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448104
American Medical Association (AMA)
Song, Wei& Zhang, Kai& Sun, Jinhua& Ma, Lina& Jesse, Forrest Fabian& Teng, Xiaochun…[et al.]. A Simple Spatial Working Memory and Attention Test on Paired Symbols Shows Developmental Deficits in Schizophrenia Patients. Neural Plasticity. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448104
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-448104