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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 19.
Published in final edited form as: Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2011 Aug 28;34(1):168–176. doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2011.08.014

Table 1.

Neurobehavioral tests of central nervous system (CNS) function administered to pesticide applicators.

Test Function assessed Units
Continuous performancea Sustained attention m/s
Digit-symbola Visual scanning and processing seconds
Finger tapping, dominant hand Motor speed avg # of taps (4, 10-second trials)
Grooved pegboard, dominant handa Fine motor coordination seconds
Auditory verbal learning total recall Verbal learning and memory # correct (0-36)
Auditory verbal learning delayed recall Memory # correct (0-12)
Auditory verbal learning recognition Memory true positives - false positives (−12−12)
Sequences A latencya Motor speed and scanning seconds
Sequences B latencya Motor speed and scanning seconds
a

Higher score indicate poorer performance.