Dual-task performance in dysexecutive and nondysexecutive patients with a frontal lesion

Alan Baddeley; S Della Sala; C Papagno; H Spinnler

Dual-task performance in dysexecutive and nondysexecutive patients with a frontal lesion

Alan Baddeley, S Della Sala, C Papagno, H Spinnler

Psychology

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Abstract

Patients with defined frontal lobe lesions were assigned to 1 of 2 groups based on whether they showed a behaviorally assessed dysexecutive syndrome or were behaviorally normal. All participants were tested on dual-task performance and on 2 tasks assumed to measure frontal lobe function, the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and verbal fluency. The dysexecutive group differed significantly from the nondysexecutive in showing impaired capacity for dual-task coordination, but there were no significant differences on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and verbal fluency. Results are interpreted in terms of a multicomponent central executive, whose function is linked to, but not coterminous with, the operation of the frontal lobes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	187-94
Number of pages	8
Journal	Neuropsychology
Volume	11
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 1997

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Behavior
Brain Injuries
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Female
Frontal Lobe
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Task Performance and Analysis

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