Abstract
Norms are provided for verbal and visuo-spatial immediate memory span, two tasks widely used in the clinical assessment of short-term memory and its neurological disorders. Data have been collected from 1355 male and female adult subjects, with various educational backgrounds and a 20-99 years age range. Span shows a major decrement after the late sixties and is affected by educational level. Male subjects score better on the spatial task. Data collected from 1112 male and female children, 4-to-10 year-old, show that span increases with age and boys score better on the spatial test.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 537-548 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 1987 |
Keywords
- Short-term memory
- verbal and spatial span
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
- Clinical Neurology