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Hal and Russ: SG1 I
Despite the lousy-conne ction., it was good to hear from you and = -
the other day and to learn that he had begun doing his thing with our friends.
I hope it started off well. It is in the context of his work that I'd like
to pursue the suggestion I alluded to on the phone. Please believe that we
don't want to complicate your lives by changing signals--but it occurs to us
that, especially if you have someone there who is familiar with the package.
already, it might actually simplify matters considerably and replace much of
what we'd listed under the 'behavioral' domain. The decision whether to use
all or part of it is, naturally, up to you and should be guided by your local
conditions and resources--especially since it would be imperative to have a
tester well-versed in the particular instruments (someone, for instance, like
Dr Karl Pribran at the Stanford Medical School).
The instrument in question is called the HALSTEAD-REITAN Neuropsychology
Test Battery and consists of the followin
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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scalel------- 7,-
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
The Halstead-Reitan Sub-Scales, which include:
- Category Recognition Test Y_
- Tactual Performance Test
- Seashore Rhythm Test SG1 I
- Speech Sounds Perception Test
- Finger Tapping Test
- Trail Making Test
- Dynamometer Test
- Halstead-Wepman Aphasia Screening Test
As you might judge from the names of the sub-tests, the battery is designed
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to give a rather comprehensive picture of the sensory, motor, coghttive capabil-
ities--with the intent of tying the performance (i.e., deficiencies) to identif- SG11
iable parts of the nervous system. = tells me that the Langley-Porter Clinic,
which is apparently located near you, could almost certainly handle it. Its
major virtue is that evidence from it should tend to fit very neatly into the
evidence accruing from the other (mid-performance) neurophysiological data. And,
if can handle the in-depth interviews as well as the PAS testing, it would
leave you with very little to cover in the behavioral area--other than those few
tests which Halstead-Reitan doesn't cover: Projection Te ts, A titude-Values Tests,
SUE~ s, and Field Dependency (or Embedded Figure~iests.
Please let us know how you react to the idea and whether it seems feasible--
and, in any case, we'd like to hear from you regarding your post-conference views,
plans and arrangements with respect to the entire 'basic research' shopping-list
that we discussed. For instance, does it all seem feasible or have you run into
any problems with respect to gear or personnel? How do you envisage phasing it
into the overall program? Have you had any resistance from the subjects?
                          Regards,
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