Patent ID: 7314444
Filing Date: 2008-01-01
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for assessing memory in a subject, comprising the steps of: (a) presenting to a subject a list of items to be retrieved from memory by the subject, wherein the items are presented to the subject using controlled learning where the subject identifies the items from a cue associated with the item before proceeding to step (b); (b) having the subject retrieve the presented items from memory, wherein the items are retrieved using cued recall where the subject recalls the items following presentation of the cue previously associated with the item; (c) determining the subject's retrieval speed for each of the items retrieved from memory by the subject; and (d) analyzing the retrieval speeds for the retrieved items, wherein retrieval speed is the continuous time period that is required between the time when the subject is asked to retrieve an item from memory and the time when the subject retrieves the item from memory, and wherein the step of determining the subject's retrieval speed comprises measuring the subject's item-specific speed of cued recall after controlled learning.