2015
Spatial memory for asymmetrical dot locations predicts lateralization among patients with presurgical mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Brown FC, Hirsch LJ, Spencer DD. Spatial memory for asymmetrical dot locations predicts lateralization among patients with presurgical mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 2015, 52: 19-24. PMID: 26398592, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVerbal memory testsRight temporal lobe epilepsyMemory testTemporal lobe epilepsyMesial temporal lobe epilepsyLobe epilepsyLocation memory testRight mesial temporal lobe epilepsyHemisphere languageCVLT-IISpatial memoryDot locationsPositive predictive valueBinary logistic regressionVideo-EEGPatientsPredictive valueEpilepsyLogistic regressionLimited sample sizeVSRTRTLELTLEMemoryLateralization
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
2010
Visual memory in patients after anterior right temporal lobectomy and adult normative data for the Brown Location Test
Brown FC, Tuttle E, Westerveld M, Ferraro FR, Chmielowiec T, Vandemore M, Gibson-Beverly G, Bemus L, Roth RM, Blumenfeld H, Spencer DD, Spencer SS. Visual memory in patients after anterior right temporal lobectomy and adult normative data for the Brown Location Test. Epilepsy & Behavior 2010, 17: 215-220. PMID: 20056493, PMCID: PMC2825669, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual memoryLocation learningNormative dataLocation testLarge meta-analytic studiesAnterior mesial temporal lobeTemporal lobectomyRight temporal lobectomyAdult normative dataTemporal lobe changesMeta-analytic studyMemory testNormative sampleMemory deficitsMesial temporal lobectomyTemporal lobeStandardized scoresWorse performanceMemoryMesial temporal lobeHealthy adultsPresent findingsLearningLobectomy groupConsistent relationship
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