Table 4.
Patients’ STM span as measured by ISR and DP tests designed to reflect the integrity of semantic STM. The difference between Word and NonWord ISR spans is called the Lexicality Effect: smaller differences indicate weaker semantic STM.
| Immediate Serial Recall Span |
Delayed Probe Span | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexicality Effect | ||||
| Subject | Word | NonWord | Diff | Category |
| BAC | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 3.00 |
| CAC | 3.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 3.00 |
| CN | 2.0 | 2.2 | −0.2 | 1.50 |
| DU | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.79 |
| EAC | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.45 |
| EBC | 4.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 4.62 |
| EP | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.00 |
| IG | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.00 |
| KBE | nt | nt | nt | 1.75 |
| KCX | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.71 |
| KD | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.71 |
| KL | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 4.00 |
| MD | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.33 |
| MH | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.70 |
| NCC | nt | nt | nt | 1.80 |
| NH | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.55 |
| NU | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 4.62 |
| OE | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.00 |
| TB | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 3.32 |
| XAI | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.66 |
| Pt. Mean | 3.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.82 |
| St. Dev. | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 |