A Preliminary Investigation of the Running Digit Span As a Test of Working Memory
The objective of this study was to compare performance on different versions of the running span task, and to examine the relationship between task performance and tests of episodic memory and executive function. We found that the average capacity of the running span was approximately 4 digits, and...
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| author | Marjan Jahanshahi T. Saleem Aileen K. Ho R. Fuller Georg Dirnberger |
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| description | The objective of this study was to compare performance on different versions of the running span task, and to examine the relationship between task performance and tests of episodic memory and executive function. We found that the average capacity of the running span was approximately 4 digits, and at long sequence lengths, performance was no longer affected by varying the running span window. Both episodic and executive function measures correlated with short and long running spans, suggesting that a simple dissociation between immediate memory and executive processes in short and long running digit span tasks may not be warranted. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d1ff061f6da7439ba4154db4336e77a62025-02-03T06:06:50ZengWileyBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85842008-01-01201-2172510.3233/BEN-2008-0212A Preliminary Investigation of the Running Digit Span As a Test of Working MemoryMarjan Jahanshahi0T. Saleem1Aileen K. Ho2R. Fuller3Georg Dirnberger4Cognitive Motor Neuroscience Group, Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience & Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UKCognitive Motor Neuroscience Group, Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience & Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UKDepartment of Psychology, School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UKCognitive Motor Neuroscience Group, Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience & Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UKCognitive Motor Neuroscience Group, Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience & Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UKThe objective of this study was to compare performance on different versions of the running span task, and to examine the relationship between task performance and tests of episodic memory and executive function. We found that the average capacity of the running span was approximately 4 digits, and at long sequence lengths, performance was no longer affected by varying the running span window. Both episodic and executive function measures correlated with short and long running spans, suggesting that a simple dissociation between immediate memory and executive processes in short and long running digit span tasks may not be warranted.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-2008-0212 |
| spellingShingle | Marjan Jahanshahi T. Saleem Aileen K. Ho R. Fuller Georg Dirnberger A Preliminary Investigation of the Running Digit Span As a Test of Working Memory Behavioural Neurology |
| title | A Preliminary Investigation of the Running Digit Span As a Test of Working Memory |
| title_full | A Preliminary Investigation of the Running Digit Span As a Test of Working Memory |
| title_fullStr | A Preliminary Investigation of the Running Digit Span As a Test of Working Memory |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Preliminary Investigation of the Running Digit Span As a Test of Working Memory |
| title_short | A Preliminary Investigation of the Running Digit Span As a Test of Working Memory |
| title_sort | preliminary investigation of the running digit span as a test of working memory |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-2008-0212 |
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