Open AccessMultiple sclerosis: Executive dysfunction, task switching and the role of attention
Author(s) -
Meaghan Clough,
Paige Foletta,
AN Frohman,
Derek Sears,
Anne-Marie Ternes,
Owen White,
Joanne Fielding
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
multiple sclerosis journal - experimental translational and clinical
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-2173
DOI - 10.1177/2055217318771781
Subject(s) - task switching , task (project management) , latency (audio) , cognition , simple (philosophy) , computer science , psychology , cognitive psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , audiology , medicine , neuroscience , telecommunications , engineering , philosophy , systems engineering , epistemology
MS patients appear to find the maintenance of task-relevant processes difficult not switching per se, with deficits exacerbated under increased attentional demands.
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