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Table 2 Cognitive behavioral measures

From: Study protocol to examine the effects of spaceflight and a spaceflight analog on neurocognitive performance: extent, longevity, and neural bases

Neuropsychological test

Functional area assessed

Outcome measure

Range

Trial (s)

Maximum time per trial (seconds)

Thurston’s card rotation task [61]

Spatial working memory

Number correcta

1-20

1

180

Cube mental rotation task [62]

Spatial working memory

a) Number correcta

1-26

26

10

b) Response time (seconds)b

0-10

Rod and frame test [63]

Field perception & dependency

Absolute deviation from vertical (degrees)b

0-18

8

n/a

Digit symbol substitution task of the WAIS [64]

Processing speed

a) Number of correctly substituted lettersa

0-140

1

n/a

b) Time to complete (seconds)b

n/a

Purdue pegboard test [65]

Dexterity and bimanual coordination

Time needed to put 25 pairs of pins in the board (seconds)b

n/a

1

n/a

  1. WAIS = Wechsler adult intelligence scale; ahigher score indicates better performance; bless indicates a better performance.