2013
Influence of anxiety on memory performance in temporal lobe epilepsy
Brown FC, Westerveld M, Langfitt JT, Hamberger M, Hamid H, Shinnar S, Sperling MR, Devinsky O, Barr W, Tracy J, Masur D, Bazil CW, Spencer SS. Influence of anxiety on memory performance in temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 2013, 31: 19-24. PMID: 24291525, PMCID: PMC3946774, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalifornia Verbal Learning TestRey Complex Figure TestVerbal memory testsHigher anxiety levelsMemory testLower anxiety levelsAnxiety levelsMemory performanceVisual memory performanceVisual memory testsVerbal Learning TestComplex Figure TestVerbal memory scoresInfluence of anxietyTemporal lobe epilepsyRCFT performanceVerbal memoryLearning TestFigures TestMemory difficultiesMemory scoresLobe epilepsyAnxietyTLEMore confidence
2007
A New Measure of Visual Location Learning and Memory: Development and Psychometric Properties for the Brown Location Test (BLT)
Brown FC, Roth RM, Saykin AJ, Beverly-Gibson G. A New Measure of Visual Location Learning and Memory: Development and Psychometric Properties for the Brown Location Test (BLT). The Clinical Neuropsychologist 2007, 21: 811-825. PMID: 17676546, PMCID: PMC4012424, DOI: 10.1080/13854040600878777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual memoryPsychometric propertiesVisual memory testsBrief test batteryVerbal memory deficitsGlobal intellectual abilityLocation testFavorable psychometric propertiesAlternate-form reliabilityVerbal memoryMemory testLocation learningIntellectual functioningNeuropsychological testsIntellectual abilityIdentical objectsTest batteryMemory deficitsMemoryForms reliabilityLess consistent resultsFactor analysisNew measureAdministration difficultiesEmpirical basis