Sho Aoki, Fumiyo Nagatani, Kuriko Kagitani-Shimono, Yuko Ohno, Masako Taniike, Ikuko Mohri
Examining normative values using the Cambridge neuropsychological test automated battery and developmental traits of executive functions among elementary school-aged children in Japan
Frontiers in psychology
purpose study delineate properties novel syntactic assessment battery present descriptive data normal elderly individuals administered syntactic assessment battery hereinafter sab using sentencepicture paradigm 195 normal elderly adults three age groups 6069 7079 8090 five educational levels formal education elementary school graduation middle school graduation high school graduation college graduation multiple linear regression model applied verify age education effects summary results indicated sab effectively detected age education effects people generally demonstrated worse performance aged better performance educational levels increased people high school education generally demonstrated stronger performance test although educational effects significantly different elementary middle school graduation groups current novel syntactic assessment battery serve screening measure sensitively detects age education effects