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. 2014 Oct 9;6:227. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00227

Table 2.

List of the tests used, the cognitive functions they assess, and the scores retained.

Psychometric tests Dependent variables (outcomes) Cognitive functions assessed
Delayed recall of the Signoret BEM-144′s 12 words (Signoret, 1991) Number of words recalled. Verbal long-term memory, free recall.
Doors test (Baddeley et al., 1994) Number of doors properly recognized. Visual long-term memory, recognition.
Delayed recall of Rey–Osterrieth complex figure (Rey, 1959) Recall fidelity (number of details, their completeness, and location). Visual long-term memory, free recall.
Forward digit span (Godefroy et al., 2008) Highest number of digits properly recalled in 2/3 trials. Auditory-verbal short-term memory.
Digit-symbol coding subtest of the WAIS-III (Wechsler, 2000) Number of digits paired with their proper symbol in 2 min. Processing speed, visual scanning.
d2 test (Brickenkamp, 1981) Sum of the number of items processed per line in 15 s. Processing speed, visual discrimination.
Semantic and phonemic fluency tasks (Cardebat et al., 1990) Number of words enunciated in 2 min. Verbal functions.
Raven's progressive matrices test (Wechsler, 2000) Number of matrices properly completed. Non-verbal reasoning.