I Got Rhythm and Executive Function, Memory, and More: The Automated Test of Embodied Cognition (ATEC).

ABSTRACT: Background: The Automated Test of Embodied Cognition (ATEC) is a new system for measuring cognition in action that uses cognitively demanding physical tasks and motion capture technology. Rhythm is one of the domains assessed by the ATEC across a number of tasks and is a domain for which there is no broadly accepted neurocognitive measure. Method: Rhythm was assessed in a sample of 104 participants that included those at risk of cognitive decline and community controls. At-risk participants were also administered standard measures of executive functioning (EF), verbal list-learning, story memory, visual memory, and pre-morbid IQ. Results: The ATEC Rhythm Domain was found in the factor analysis with Varimax rotation to be loaded distinctly on the EF factor. ATEC Rhythm

SUBMITTER: Bell MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11940590 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature