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Digit Span Subtest (WAIS-IV)

Known as: Digit Span, WAIS-IV Digit Span 
A subtest of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, 4th Edition that measures working memory, mental manipulation, cognitive flexibility, rote memory… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Working memory and amnesia: The role of stimulus novelty
2007
2007
The effects of isoflurane, sevoflurane, and desflurane anesthesia on neurocognitive outcome after cardiac surgery: a pilot study.
BACKGROUND Inhalation anesthetics such as isoflurane, sevoflurane, and desflurane are widely used in clinical practice; however… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Independent effects of tobacco abstinence and bupropion on cognitive function in schizophrenia.
OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to examine the effects of tobacco abstinence and bupropion treatment on cognitive… 
1994
1994
Digit span performance and unilateral neglect
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Cognitive deficits and thought disorder: a retest study.
Manic (n = 26), schizophrenic (n = 26), and normal (n = 25) subjects were examined with a digit span distraction task and with a… 
1984
1984
Phasic T-wave amplitude and heart rate changes as indices of mental effort and task incentive.
The sensitivities of T-wave amplitude (TWA) and heart rate (HR) to manipulations of the mental effort (ME) and incentive… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Anti-Cholinergic Drugs and Memory: the Effects of Benzhexol on Memory in a Group of Geriatric Patients
Summary A double blind trial on the effects of 2 mg of benzhexol on memory was performed on thirteen elderly subjects without… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Distractibility in children vulnerable to psychopathology.
Children of schizophrenics (n = 36), unipolars (« = 57), bipolars (« = 60), and normals (n = 65) were evaluated on a digit span… 
1981
1981
Expectancy and pharmacological effects of alcohol on human cognitive and motor performance: the compensation for alcohol effect.
The expectancy versus pharmacological effects of alcohol have been primarily studied in relation to social and affective… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Subgroups of developmental language impairment
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