Faculty Articles
Title
Serial position learning effects in HIV-related drug users
ISBN or ISSN
0020-7454
Publication Title
International Journal of Neuroscience
Volume
114
Issue
4
Publication Date / Copyright Date
1-1-2004
First Page
493
Last Page
516
DOI Number
10.1080/00207450490422803
Abstract
This study examined memory and serial position effects in HIV-positive injecting drug users (IDUs), HIV-negative IDUs, and nondrug using control participants. Exploratory analyses investigating a possible mediating role of executive functions with HIV infection, drug use, and memory were also performed. Control participants showed stronger primacy effects than did both HIV-positive and HIV-negative IDUs and also outperformed the drug using groups on all memory measures. Interestingly, analysis of the role of executive functions with HIV infection, drug use, and memory suggested that executive functioning may mediate the verbal memory deficits associated with HIV infection, but not those associated with IDU.
Disciplines
Medical Specialties | Medicine and Health Sciences
NSUWorks Citation
Waldrop-Valverde, Drenna; Ownby, Raymond L.; and Kumar, Mahendra, "Serial position learning effects in HIV-related drug users" (2004). Faculty Articles. 21.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_com_faculty_articles/21
