Measuring episodic memory across the lifespan: NIH Toolbox Picture Sequence Memory Test.
Title | Measuring episodic memory across the lifespan: NIH Toolbox Picture Sequence Memory Test. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Dikmen, SS, Bauer, PJ, Weintraub, S, Mungas, D, Slotkin, J, Beaumont, JL, Gershon, R, Temkin, NR, Heaton, RK |
Journal | J Int Neuropsychol Soc |
Volume | 20 |
Issue | 6 |
Pagination | 611-9 |
Date Published | 2014 Jul |
ISSN | 1469-7661 |
Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, CHARTER, Child, Child, Preschool, External, Female, Humans, Male, Memory, Episodic, Middle Aged, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Neuropsychological Tests, Photic Stimulation, Reproducibility of Results, Statistics as Topic, United States, Verbal Learning, Young Adult |
Abstract | Episodic memory is one of the most important cognitive domains that involves acquiring, storing and recalling new information. In this article, we describe a new measure developed for the NIH Toolbox, called the Picture Sequence Memory Test (PSMT) that is the first to examine episodic memory across the age range from 3 to 85. We describe the development of the measure and present validation data for ages 20 to 85. The PSMT involves presentation of sequences of pictured objects and activities in a fixed order on a computer screen and simultaneously verbally described, that the participant must remember and then reproduce over three learning trials. The results indicate good test-retest reliability and construct validity. Performance is strongly related to well-established "gold standard" measures of episodic memory and, as expected, much less well correlated with those of a measure of vocabulary. It shows clear decline with aging in parallel with a gold standard summary measure and relates to several other demographic factors and to self-reported general health status. The PSMT appears to be a reliable and valid test of episodic memory for adults, a finding similar to those found for the same measure with children. |
DOI | 10.1017/S1355617714000460 |
Alternate Journal | J Int Neuropsychol Soc |
PubMed ID | 24960230 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC4254833 |
Grant List | P30 AG013854 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States R01 AG010220 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States R01 DC008552 / DC / NIDCD NIH HHS / United States P50 DA026306 / DA / NIDA NIH HHS / United States R01 MH092225 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States K23 HL085766 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States T32 HD071845 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States HHSN271201000036C / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States R01 HD067359 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States R01 NS058302 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States R01 HD061400 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States RC2 AG036498 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States HHS-N-260-2006-00007-C / / PHS HHS / United States P30 MH062512 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States U54 AR057943 / AR / NIAMS NIH HHS / United States P30 AG010129 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States U01 DK082342 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States R01 MH094160 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States R03 HD074724 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States |