Lexical Decision Task: Written Word Recognition In Adults With & Without Dementia l Protocol Preview

Lexical Decision Task for Studying Written Word Recognition in Adults with and without Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment - a 2 minute Preview of the Experimental Protocol

Alexandre Nikolaev, Eve Higby, JungMoon Hyun, Sameer Ashaie
University of Helsinki, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies; University of California, Riverside,; California State University, East Bay,; City University of New York, Hunter College; Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine; Shirley Ryan AbilityLab,;

This article describes how to implement a simple lexical decision experiment to assess written word recognition in neurologically healthy participants and in individuals with dementia and cognitive decline. We also provide a detailed description of reaction time analysis using principal components analysis (PCA) and mixed-effects modeling.

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