Table 2

Median (range) before (T1–3; baseline) and after (T4) the first training

Control test (TAP)Training group
Alertness (n=7)Divided attention (n=8)Selective attention (n=6)Vigilance (n=2)
T1–3T4T1–3T4T1–3T4T1–3T4
Alertness:
 SimpleRT33 (27–37)44 (33–55)2-150 46 (41–61)45 (35–57)48 (40–70)57 (43–64)53 (49–57)57.5 (54–61)
 CuedRT37 (28–45)43 (32–52)50.5 (38–60)48.5 (39–61)47 (37–66)56 (47–62)51.5 (49–54)54 (54–54)
Divided attentionRT43 (32–47)43 (30–56)41.5 (30–48)45.5 (32–56)2-150 37.5 (30–46)44 (35–60)45.5 (43–48)42.5 (41–44)
Errors1 (1–3)2 (0–2)1 (0–3)0.5 (0–2)0.5 (0–2)0.5 (0–2)0 (0–0)0.5 (0–1)
Omissions3 (1–8)3 (1–7)2.5 (0–9)2.5 (0–6)2 (0–6)1 (0–6)1.5 (0–2)0 (0–0)
Selective attention:
 Go/no-goRT42 (27–53)45 (30–66)45.5 (20–60)46.5 (20–72)41 (20–56)51.5 (43–70)2-150 49.5 (42–57)47.5 (35–60)
Errors0 (0–0)0 (0–2)0 (0–1)0 (0–1)0.5 (0–2)0 (0–1)0 (0–0)0 (0–0)
 IncompatibilityRT31 (20–42)36 (20–48)2-150 45 (20–63)45 (20–63)26.5 (20–58)37.5 (30–66)2-150 58 (57–59)60.5 (56–65)
Errors3 (2–6)3 (1–6)2.5 (0–10)1 (0–3)3 (1–7)3.5 (0–12)1 (1–1)2 (0–4)
 FlexibilityRT42 (34–54)44 (36–60)2-150 50 (29–64)56.5 (34–72)2-150 44.5 (20–56)52.5 (28–70)2-150 54.5 (49–60)56 (51–61)
Errors4 (1–8)3 (0–12)2.5 (0–20)2 (0–13)5 (1–18)2.5 (0–4)3 (1–5)1 (0–2)
VigilanceRT48 (42–57)52 (39–61)52 (40–63)50 (39–61)50.5 (46–64)56 (45–66)51.5 (48–55)54.5 (51–58)
Errors1 (0–2)2 (0–3)1 (0–8)1.5 (0–11)0.5 (0–9)0 (0–3)0.5 (0–1)0 (0–0)
Omissions1 (0–10)5 (0–10)3 (0–13)2 (0–15)1.5 (1–4)1.5 (0–3)7 (4–11)2 (2–2)
  • 2-150 p<0.05; t1–3 v t4, Wilcoxon signed ranks test.

  • Values for reaction time (RT) are T scores based on a normative sample (n=200 healthy subjects).

  • t1–3=Median of t1, t2, and t3.