Tower of London test
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| + | The Tower of London test is a widely used neuropsychological task that assesses a person's planning ability and executive funtions. This test was developed by Shallice in 1982 to investigate problem solving in subjects with damage to the frontal lobes and executive functions of visuospatial planning as well as problem solving. Originally, this test was developed for adults but it is now also being used on children. | ||
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| + | The Tower of London test consists of a board with usually 4 pegs and several colored beads. The person being examined is typically given an arrangement of the beads that they are to duplicate in as few moves as possible. Along with problem-solving, an emphais of this testing process is on spatial working memory. | ||
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| + | This test is most commonly used on people with frontal lobe damage and has been useful in testing people with [[Alzheimer's disease]] and [[Schizophrenia]]. | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | [http://www.catstests.com/prod03.htm] | ||
| + | [http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~psy165/dept/papers/phillips%20memory%20TOL.pdf] | ||
Current revision as of 05:04, 28 April 2008
The Tower of London test is a widely used neuropsychological task that assesses a person's planning ability and executive funtions. This test was developed by Shallice in 1982 to investigate problem solving in subjects with damage to the frontal lobes and executive functions of visuospatial planning as well as problem solving. Originally, this test was developed for adults but it is now also being used on children.
The Tower of London test consists of a board with usually 4 pegs and several colored beads. The person being examined is typically given an arrangement of the beads that they are to duplicate in as few moves as possible. Along with problem-solving, an emphais of this testing process is on spatial working memory.
File:Http://www.neurolearning.com/images/spatia3.jpg
This test is most commonly used on people with frontal lobe damage and has been useful in testing people with Alzheimer's disease and Schizophrenia.
