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symbol-digit substitution TASK
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DSST is a neuropsychological test sensitive to brain damage, dementia, age and depression. It isn’t sensitive to the location of brain-damage (except for damage comprising part of the visual field). It consists of (e.g. nine) digit-symbol pairs (e.g. 1/-,2/┴ ... 7/Λ,8/X,9/=) followed by a list of digits. Under each digit the subject should write down the corresponding symbol as fast as possible. The number of correct symbols within the allowed time (e.g. 90 or 120 sec) is measured.


Alias(es)

digit symbol substitution task, DSST

Definition contributed by Anonymous
symbol-digit substitution has been asserted to measure the following CONCEPTS
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Phenotypes associated with symbol-digit substitution

Disorders

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Traits

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Behaviors

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IMPLEMENTATIONS of symbol-digit substitution
Cognition Lab - SDS
Configurable web-based test paradigm with 9:9 of 8:4 stimulus to key mapping
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The DSST was used in the ADNI 1 Cognitive Assessments, which can be downloaded from the link.
EXTERNAL DATASETS for symbol-digit substitution
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CONDITIONS

Experimental conditions are the subsets of an experiment that define the relevant experimental manipulation.

CONTRASTS

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substitution speed minus copy speed(edit)

In the Cognitive Atlas, we define a contrast as any function over experimental conditions. The simplest contrast is the indicator value for a specific condition; more complex contrasts include linear or nonlinear functions of the indicator across different experimental conditions.

INDICATORS
response time
accuracy

An indicator is a specific quantitative or qualitative variable that is recorded for analysis. These may include behavioral variables (such as response time, accuracy, or other measures of performance) or physiological variables (including genetics, psychophysiology, or brain imaging data).

Term BIBLIOGRAPHY

What can eye movements tell us about Symbol Digit substitution by patients with schizophrenia?
Elahipanah A, Christensen BK, Reingold EM
Schizophrenia research (Schizophr Res)
2011 Apr