Inhibitory Control
August 20th, 2017
Overview
How to Assess
- Ask the patient to tap once when you tap once. Tap once several times.
- Ask the patient to not tap when you tap twice. Tap twice several times.
- Alternate randomly between tapping once and tapping twice, asking the patient to tap once when you tap once and not tap when you tap twice.
Significance
- A test of ability to inhibit, a part of frontal lobe executive function.
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