Table 1.
Items of the motor-cognitive testing battery.
| Test Item | Set-Up | Task | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaction UE | Stance in front of table with one sensor. Palm of dominant hand besides sensor. | Deactivate light with DH when flashing (20 lights). | Mean RT [s] |
| Reaction LE | One sensor on ground in front of standing participant. | Deactivate light with DF when flashing (20 lights). | Mean RT [s] |
| Choice-Reaction UE | Stance in front of table with 8 sensors arranged semicircular and equidistantly. | Deactivate randomly flashing lights with both hands (45 s). | Mean RT [s] |
| Choice-Reaction LE | 8 sensors arranged semicircular and equidistantly in front of standing participant. | Deactivate randomly flashing with both feet (45 s). | Mean RT [s] |
| Stop-signal UE | Stance in front of table with one sensor. Side of dominant hand positioned next to sensor. | Deactivate light with DH when flashing dark blue (go, n = 50 lights), but not when light blue (no-go, n = 10 lights). | Mean RT [s], Errors [n] |
| Stop-signal LE | One sensor positioned on ground lateral to dominant leg of standing participant. | Deactivate light with DF when flashing dark blue (go, n = 42 lights), but not when light blue (no-go, n = 8 lights). | Mean RT [s], Errors [n] |
| Memory Span | Sensors (3 to 8, starting with 3, from there increasing by one) flexibly arranged on table. | Arrange sensors in order of flashing. Two trials per light count. Test ends if both are failed for the first time. | Time needed [s], sum score (pts.) |
| Reactive Agility A | 8 sensors attached to the top of 8 maze-like arranged cones. | Out of two flashing lights, deactivate partials (outer ring only), ignore completes (center and ring). 24 light pairs. | Time needed [s] |
| Reactive Agility B | 8 sensors attached to the top of 8 maze-like arranged cones. | Alternatingly deactivate completely and partially lighting sensors (two lighting at a time as in part A). 24 light pairs. | Time needed [s] |
| Run-Decide | Three sensors attached to wall at head level (two lateral, one central). Participant at 7.5 m distance from wall. | Run towards wall (4 m/s). At 3.5 m distance, cut to deactivate lateral sensors (first green light, than red light). If central sensor lights, reverse order of deactivation (10 runs, 4 with center light). | Time needed to deactivate first lateral sensor [s], errors [n] |
For more details and illustration of the MC tests, please see Wilke et al. [11] UE = upper extremity, LW = lower extremity, DH = dominant hand, DF = dominant foot, s = seconds, pts. = points.