Perseverations and switching during a semantic verbal fluency task
Neha Dubey, Jayanti Basu, Amitabha Ghosh · 2025
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Description
Neha Dubey, Jayanti Basu, and Amitabha Ghosh study word-finding errors in this 2025 paper. The test asks people to name as many words in a group, such as animals, as they can. Repeating a word already said is a known error, and it may link to a weak working memory.
The team studied 30 people with mild memory loss, 30 with Alzheimer's disease, and 60 healthy people. Repeating a word was tied to having switched to a new subgroup and then back to an old one. Fewer switches were needed to trigger a repeat as health worsened. The authors argue the switch back, not distance from the first word, is what prompts the error.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Neha Dubey, Jayanti Basu, Amitabha Ghosh |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |