The most frequently used measures of executive functioning are either sensitive to left frontal lobe functioning or bilateral frontal functioning. Relatively little is known about right frontal lobe contributions to executive functioning given the paucity of measures sensitive to right frontal functioning. The present investigation reports the development and initial validation of a new measure designed to be sensitive to right frontal lobe functioning, the Figure Trail Making Test (FTMT). The FTMT, the classic Trial Making Test, and the Ruff Figural Fluency Test (RFFT) were administered to 42 right-handed men. The results indicated a significant relationship between the FTMT and both the TMT and the RFFT. Performance on the FTMT was also related to high beta EEG over the right frontal lobe. Thus, the FTMT appears to be an equivalent measure of executive functioning that may be sensitive to right frontal lobe functioning. Applications for use in frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and other patient populations are discussed.

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脑电图和神经心理学定量研究额叶执行功能的替代方法：图形轨迹制作测试。

执行功能最常用的措施是对左额叶功能敏感或对双侧额叶功能敏感。鉴于对右额叶功能敏感的措施较少，因此关于右额叶对执行功能的贡献知之甚少。本研究报告了一种设计成对右额叶功能敏感的新方法的开发和初步验证，该方法是“体形追踪测试”（FTMT）。FTMT，经典的试制测试和Ruff形象形象流利度测试（RFFT）被施用于42位惯用右手的男性。结果表明，FTMT与TMT和RFFT之间都存在显着的关系。FTMT的表现也与右额叶上的高βEEG有关。因此，FTMT似乎是执行功能的等效量度，可能对右额叶功能敏感。讨论了额颞叶痴呆，阿尔茨海默氏病和其他患者人群的应用。