Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
"Wisconsin Card Sorting Test" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A neuropsychological test designed to assess EXECUTIVE FUNCTION typically assigned to the FRONTAL LOBE (e.g., abstract thinking, and strategic planning). The subjects are asked to sort numbered response cards according to different principles and to alter their approach during testing.
| Descriptor ID |
D000073218
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.711.513.919
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Cognitive persistence: Development and validation of a novel measure from the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. Neuropsychologia. 2017 Jul 28; 102:95-108.