title: Planning times during traveling salesman's problem: differences between closed head injury and normal subjects.
abstract: We studied planning behavior in a group of normal subjects and a group of closed head injury patients (CHI). A computerized version of the traveling salesman's problem was used as a visuospatial planning ability task. The program collected measurements of partial times, number of moves, and number of skipped subgoals. These measures allow us to calculate a "planning index" of subjects' planning ability. Results show that CHI patients present limitations in the planning process due to the lack of ongoing planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Basso
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Bisiacchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cotelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Farinello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003657:Decision Making; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014195:Travel; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology