John A. Jesberger1,2, Matthew Stokes, Sonia
Minnes3, Marc Buchner4, Jean A. Tkach, 5
1Radiology, Case Western Reserve
University, Cleveland, OH, United States; 2Case Center for Imaging
Research, Cleveland, OH, United States; 3Psychology, Case Western
Reserve University; 4Electrical Engineering, Case Western Reserve
University; 5Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve
University
The
Kohs Block Design Task is one of the most well understood and well described
neuropsychological tests of visual spatial reasoning, used widely for
intelligence testing, with early sensitivity to brain injury. Comprehensive models of cognitive subprocesses
entailed in its execution have been developed. Task variables critical to various aspects
of execution have also been identified. As one of the most well understood
and characterized neuropsychological tests it is an excellent candidate for
application in functional neuroimaging.
We report a realistic 3D virtual version of the task for fMRI based on
computer game interface design methods.