Measures of visual-perceptual and auditory-verbal memory were administered.
Neuropsychological tests measuring cognitive processes such as memory, attention, problem solving, general ability, planning, and working memory were administered to the participants in both the experimental and the control groups before the experimental manipulation.
22 The present findings suggest that from a pragmatic perspective, neither MRI nor CSF-analysis does importantly increase diagnostic accuracy for progression to AD in MCI patients, if a brief test of memory is administered first.
A recognition memory test was administered 1 hour after the scan to assess participants' memory.
For the present study the CANTAB working memory battery was administered as recommended by the manufacturer (http://www.cantab.com), incorporating a test of Spatial Memory Span (SSP) and a test of Spatial Working Memory (SWM).
A battery of tasks, including conflict, delay, and working memory tasks, was administered at 31 months.
A surprise recognition memory task was administered following the completion of the primary experimental task to determine the extent to which secondary words were processed in the dual-task conditions (Jones, Jacoby, & Gellis, 2001).
The same working memory paradigm was administered at each assessment (Stretton et al. 2012).
The modified mini-mental state examination, a brief, general cognitive battery with components for orientation, concentration, language, praxis, and immediate and delayed memory, 27 was administered at baseline and repeated at years 3, 5, 8, 10, and 11.
