HIV/AIDS
Studies from Tufts University provide new data on HIV/AIDS
Published in AIDS Weekly, March 3rd, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the asymptomatic phase of the infection impairs some aspects of cognition, but little is known about how visuospatial functions are affected. In the present study, performance on tasks of mental rotation and hierarchical pattern perception was investigated in 14 HIV-positive men and 12 age- and education-matched HIV-negative men."
"Processes related to mental rotation of objects and hands were impaired in HIV-positive participants as compared to the HIV-negative group. The HIV-positive group was also impaired on hierarchical pattern perception of local targets under global biasing...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2008-03-03)
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