The N-back Task: Preliminary Evidence of Validity as a Functional Neuroimaging Paradigm in Adults with Chronic, Post-stroke, Cognitive Impairment

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the utility of the N-back task as a neuroimaging measure of working memory for adults with chronic mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment after stroke.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to name at least two areas of brain activation associated with the N-back task in this population.
• Upon completion, participants will be able describe the effects of repeated administration of the N-back task employed here on the task scores, i.e., whether a practice effect is present in this population.