A Behavior-Based Fractionation of Cognitive Competence with Clinical Applications: A Comparative App...

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" A Behavior-Based Fractionation of Cognitive Competence with Clinical Applications: A Comparative Approach "
McGonigle, Brendan; Chalmers, Margaret

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	935914
Doc. No	:	LA6cr1s9kx
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	McGonigle, Brendan; Chalmers, Margaret
Title & Author	:	A Behavior-Based Fractionation of Cognitive Competence with Clinical Applications: A Comparative Approach [Article]\ McGonigle, Brendan; Chalmers, Margaret
Title of Periodical	:	International Journal of Comparative Psychology
Volume/ Issue Number	:	15/2
Date	:	2002
Abstract	:	We describe experimental techniques based on serial ordering tasks using touch screens, designed to assess memory and high level cognitive organization in human and nonhuman subjects. We demonstrate the applicability of these techniques to a wide range of cognitive competence and executive functioning, illustrating some promising new applications in areas of cognitive dysfunction in humans, specifically Fragile X syndrome and Autistic Spectrum Disorder in children, and Alzheimer’s disease and bipolar disorder in adults. We conclude that these techniques have implications both for work in areas of cognitive remediation, as well as in the promotion of animal models of human cognitive function and executive control.