| Publication Abstract Display | | Type: Published Abstract | | Title: Mental rotation impairment in HIV-1 infection. | | Authors: Gibson S, Sires DA, Grant I, Schweinsburg BC, Woods SP, and the HNRC Group | | Year: 2006 | | Publication: Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research | | Volume: Issue: Pages: | | Abstract:Although it is widely held that HIV-1 infection does not affect spatial abilities, HIV-1-associated neuropathology impacts the structure and function of fronto-striato-parietal networks, which are essential to normal spatial cognitive functions. The present study therefore sought to examine mental rotation (i.e., the mental manipulation of visual images in space) abilities in persons with HIV-1 infection. Study participants included 22 individuals with HIV-1 infection (HIV+) and 14 HIV seronegative (HIV-) comparison volunteers who were administered the parallelogram and hand mental rotation tasks (Luria, 1966). The study samples were comparable in age (HIV+ = 43.3 |
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