Faculty of Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2022 Nov-Dec;29(6):1634-1645. doi: 10.1080/23279095.2021.1887870. Epub 2021 Feb 24.
The Trail Making Test (TMT) is a popular neuropsychological test derived from the Army Individual Test Battery, which was used by the U.S. Army. Its content was obviously designed within the English cultural context. Consequently, there is ongoing debate regarding TMT's applicability on non-English speaking population. The objective of this study was to selectively review the major variants of TMT that had been created to address this issue, including color trail test (CTT), shape trail test (STT), and language-specific versions of TMT. Meanwhile, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can be conducted along with TMT to clarify the brain activity underlying TMT performance. This review drew conclusions on the clinical utility of these TMT variants. All research articles reviewed were published in English-language, peer-reviewed journals.
连线测验（TMT）是一种源自美国陆军个人测验的常用神经心理学测验，它的内容显然是在英语文化背景下设计的。因此，关于 TMT 在非英语人群中的适用性一直存在争议。本研究的目的是选择性地回顾为解决这一问题而创建的 TMT 的主要变体，包括色连线测验（CTT）、形连线测验（STT）和 TMT 的语言特定版本。同时，可以结合功能磁共振成像（fMRI）进行 TMT，以阐明 TMT 表现背后的大脑活动。本综述对这些 TMT 变体的临床实用性得出了结论。所有回顾的研究文章均发表在英文同行评议期刊上。
