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 Continuous Paired Associate Learning Task

Administration Time (in healthy volunteers): 5 Minutes

Cognitive Domain Usually Measured: Visual Learning & Memory 

Task Description:   

Stage 1

The pre-task on-screen instructions ask: "In what locations do these pictures belong"

In this task, the subject must learn and remember the pictures hidden beneath different locations on the screen. The subject must tap the target on the central location to begin. As each picture to be learned is revealed, the subject must tap each location and remember where the picture was located.

Stage 2

The pre-task on-screen instructions ask: "In what locations do these pictures belong"

Now the same pictures will be presented in the center of the screen, and the subject must tap on the peripheral location where that picture previously appeared.

Primary Outcome measures:

Unit of measurement: Total errors

Description and interpretation of scores: Accuracy of performance; total number of errors across five rounds. (Lower score = better performance)

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