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. 2023 Feb 23;14:943566. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.943566

Table 6.

Structural brain correlates and cognitive functions involved in DSST and TMT.

Test Cognitive functions Relevant brain structures
DSST Motor speed White matter lesions
Caudate nucleus
Cortical gray matter
Inferior parietal cortex
Working memory White matter lesions
Mesial temporal lobe
Hippocampus
Cortical gray matter
Inferior parietal cortex
Rostral middle frontal gyrus
Attention White matter lesions
Mesial temporal lobe
Hippocampus
Caudate nucleus
Cortical gray matter
Inferior parietal cortex
Rostral middle frontal gyrus
Associative learning White matter lesions
Mesial temporal lobe
Hippocampus
Cortical gray matter
Visuoperceptual abilities:
- Scanning
- Capacity to write/draw.
White matter lesions
Mesial temporal lobe
Hippocampus
Fusiform gyrus
Cortical gray matter
Inferior parietal cortex
TMT Visuoperceptual abilities:
- Visual scanning
- Visual-conceptual tracking
- Visual-motor tracking
White matter lesions
Mesial temporal lobe
Inferior parietal cortex
Information processing White matter lesions
Superior marginal cortex
Attention White matter lesions
Mesial temporal lobe
Inferior parietal cortex
Motor speed White matter lesions
Inferior parietal cortex
Memory:
- Working memory
- Rote memory
White matter lesions
Mesial temporal lobe
Inferior parietal cortex