title: Implementation of the multiple errands test in a NeuroVR-supermarket: a possible approach.
abstract: Our goal was to develop a tool for the assessment of executive functions by customizing a virtual reality (VR) version of the Multiple Errands Test (MET) [Shallice & Burgess, 1991; Fortin et al., 2003]. The MET is an assessment of executive functions in daily life which consists of tasks that abide by certain rules. It is performed in an actual shopping mall-like setting where there are items to be bought and information to be obtained. The specific goal of this study was to conduct a pilot study using the virtual version of MET (VMET) with both control subjects and patients with cognitive impairment derived from stroke.
authors.affiliation: Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Milan, Italy. s.raspelli@gmail.com
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raspelli
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carelli
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Morganti
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Poletti
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Corra
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Silani
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riva
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009484:Neuropsychology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014584:User-Computer Interface