scholarly journals Volume of the Human Septal Forebrain Region Is a Predictor of Source Memory Accuracy

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy Butler ◽  
Karen Blackmon ◽  
Laszlo Zaborszky ◽  
Xiuyuan Wang ◽  
Jonathan DuBois ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Source Memory ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
California Verbal Learning Test ◽  
Memory Accuracy ◽  
Septal Nuclei ◽  
Learning Test ◽  
Memory And Recall ◽  
Human Source

AbstractSeptal nuclei, components of basal forebrain, are strongly and reciprocally connected with hippocampus, and have been shown in animals to play a critical role in memory. In humans, the septal forebrain has received little attention. To examine the role of human septal forebrain in memory, we acquired high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging scans from 25 healthy subjects and calculated septal forebrain volume using recently developed probabilistic cytoarchitectonic maps. We indexed memory with the California Verbal Learning Test-II. Linear regression showed that bilateral septal forebrain volume was a significant positive predictor of recognition memory accuracy. More specifically, larger septal forebrain volume was associated with the ability to recall item source/context accuracy. Results indicate specific involvement of septal forebrain in human source memory, and recall the need for additional research into the role of septal nuclei in memory and other impairments associated with human diseases. (JINS, 2012, 18, 157–161)

Memory performance on the California Verbal Learning Test–II: Findings from patients with focal frontal lesions

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 539-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
JULIANA V. BALDO ◽  
DEAN DELIS ◽  
JOEL KRAMER ◽  
ARTHUR P. SHIMAMURA
Keyword(s):  
Frontal Cortex ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
California Verbal Learning Test ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Learning Test ◽  
Frontal Lesions

Numerous studies have suggested that frontal cortex plays a strategic, rather than an absolute, role in memory performance. Typically, frontal patients are reported to have impaired recall but normal recognition memory. A recent meta-analysis, however, has questioned this conclusion. To further investigate the role of frontal cortex in long-term memory, patients with focal frontal lesions and age- and education-matched controls were tested on a new version of the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT–II). Frontal patients exhibited a number of deficits on this test, including overall poorer recall, an increased tendency to make intrusions, reduced semantic clustering, and impaired yes/no recognition performance. Further analysis of the error rates in the yes/no recognition task revealed that frontal patients were most likely to mistakenly endorse 2 types of distractors: semantically related words and words from an interference list. These findings are discussed with respect to the role of frontal dysfunction in false recollections and poor source memory, as well as the distinction between the roles of frontal and temporal cortex in long-term memory. (JINS, 2002, 8, 539–546.)

scholarly journals Remote assessment of verbal memory in MS patients using the California Verbal Learning Test

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 354-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa F Barcellos ◽  
Kalliope H Bellesis ◽  
Ling Shen ◽  
Xiaorong Shao ◽  
Terrence Chinn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
California Verbal Learning Test ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Assessment Protocol ◽  
Remote Assessment ◽  
Patient Groups ◽  
Learning Test

We used the California Verbal Learning Test, Second Edition (CVLT-II), one component of the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS), to determine feasibility of a remote assessment protocol. We compared telephone-administered CVLT-II data from MS patients to data acquired in person from an independent sample of patients and healthy controls. Mixed factor analyses of variance (ANOVAs) showed no significant differences between patient groups, but between-group effects comparing patients and healthy controls were significant. In this study, CVLT-II assessment by conventional in-person and remote telephone assessment yielded indistinguishable results. The findings indicate that telephone-administered CVLT-II is feasible. Further validation studies are underway.

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