Table 1.
Mean reaction times and median error rates per participant group and per position within category in the continuous naming paradigm. Standard deviations (for reaction times) and interquartile ranges (for error rates) are in brackets.
| Reaction times (in msec) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position within category | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Average | |
| Left PFC patients | 1096 (213) | 1119 (197) | 1106 (197) | 1149 (105) | 1182 (106) | 1130 (138) |
| Aged-matched controls | 949 (130) | 993 (177) | 1000 (104) | 989 (144) | 1015 (95) | 989 (107) |
| Young controls | 889 (163) | 922 (168) | 969 (164) | 955 (156) | 995 (148) | 946 (145) |
| Error rates (in %) | ||||||
| Position within category | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Median | |
| Left PFC patients | 21 (9–29) | 25 (5–29) | 25 (9–41) | 25 (16–45) | 21(11–27) | 21 (7–34) |
| Aged-matched controls | 7 (0–14) | 4 (0–12.5) | 4 (0–7) | 7 (0–12.5) | 4 (0–7) | 7 (0–14) |
| Young controls | 7 (0–14) | 7 (0–14) | 7 (0–14) | 7 (0–7) | 7 (0–14) | 7 (0–14) |