Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB): utility and validation

Discusses CANTAB, a set of computerized neuropsychological test batteries with three main interactive, menu-driven components. Firstly visual memory: consisting of short pattern and spatial recognition memory tests, a simultaneous and delayed matching to sample test, and a test of paired associate, conditional learning of pattern-location associations. Secondly attention: consisting of tests of intradimensional and extradimensional set-shifting and a reaction time based visual search task for conjunctive features, according to the Sternberg paradigm. Thirdly spatial working memory and planning: consisting of tests of spatial span, a self-ordered test of spatial working memory and a computerized version of the Tower of London task, which includes separate measures of thinking and movement time, parallel forms contains four parallel versions of the main tests from the visual memory and attention batteries