EEG EXPERT REPORT ON QIK CPT

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FMAC Subject #: 34 Test Date: Jan. 26, 2009
Age at
10.7 Test #: 1 Test Time: 07:47
Test:
male Test Note: - empty -
Gender:

Description of Test: Qik CPT is a computerized visual continuous performance test developed for
assessing attention and impulse control. The EEG Expert Report on Qik CPT is specifically intended
for use by neurofeedback clinicians for assessment and monitoring the effects of EEG training.
A simple visual target or non-target is presented once every two seconds. During the 21-minute test,
the subject must press a button to respond to each target and not press for each non-target.

Primary Variables of Attention:

-Sustained Attention reflects Omission Errors, which occur when the subject does not respond to the
target.
-Impulse Control reflects Commission Errors, which occur when the subject incorrectly responds to
the non-target.
-Speed of Response reflects Response Time, the processing time that it takes to respond correctly to
a target.
-Consistency of Response reflects Variability of Response Time, the standard deviation of correct
response times.

RESULTS DATA NORM ± St. Dev #SDs Standard Score

Sustained
5.1 % 2.1 ± 7.2 % 0.4 94
Attention
Impulse
2.7 % 8.4 ± 4.7 % -1.2 118
Control
Speed
480.0 ms 379.2 ± 63.6 ms 1.6 76
of Response
Consistency
156.9 ms 123.9 ± 35.4 ms 0.9 86
of Response

These results, compared to same age and gender norms, are reported as standard deviations and
standard scores. The standard deviation indicates the extent of a problem (or deviation from the norm).
The normal range is between -1 and +1 standard deviations. The standard score also compares these
results to the norm. One standard deviation equals 15 standard score points. The normal range of
standard scores is 85 to 115. Scores below 80 are considered significantly below average, and scores
above 120 are considered significantly better than average. A standard score of 100 means that the
performance is average compared to norms.

· Results table data are calculated on total test results.

· Standard scores significantly below average(<80) are printed in red.
· Standard scores significantly above average (>120) are printed in green.
· Qik CPT results are confidential.
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Period Period Period Period Period

1 2 3 4 5
Sect. 1 Sect. 1 Sect. 2 Sect. 2 Sect. 3
RAW DATA Sect. 1 Sect. 2 Sect 3 Total
Low Low High High Low
Demand Demand Demand Demand Demand
Omissions (#) 1 0 8 18 3 1 26 3 30
Commissions (#) 0 1 6 8 1 1 14 1 16
Response time (ms) 487 586 446 451 569 537 448 569 480
Variability (ms) 67 131 152 174 124 116 163 124 157

STANDARD Section Section Section

Period1 Period2 Period3 Period4 Period5 Total
SCORES 1 2 3
Omission Errors 103 105 94 34 101 104 79 101 94
Commission Errors 116 105 120 124 105 111 123 105 118
Response Time 83 70 82 82 74 75 81 74 76
Variability 114 90 83 86 93 96 84 93 86

OTHER Period Period Period Period Period Section Section Section

Total
RESPONSES 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3
Anticipatory Resp. (#) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple Responses (#) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-commission RT (ms) 0 490 664 451 563 490 543 563 541

Periods 1 and 2 (in section 1) and period 5 (in section 3) represent the target-infrequent or boring task.

Periods 3 and 4 (in section 2) represent the target-frequent or high response demand task.
Anticipatory Responses occur within 150 milliseconds of any stimulus (target or non-target).
Multiple Responses reflect more than one response to a stimulus
Post-commission Response Time is the response time immediately following a commission error.
Scores significantly below average are printed in red. Scores significantly above average are printed in
green.
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X-Axis for all charts: time into QIKtest in msec, with vertical gridlines of 1 minute
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NOTE: all histograms now displayed on a horizontal scale from 0 to 1000ms Reaction Time (May-
2008).
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INTERPRETATION

I. TOTAL SCORES:

→ Response Time is significantly slower than average, indicating significantly slow response to
targets (low Speed of Response).

→ Slow and careful response profile may indicate excessive concern about making errors. Ask
whether subject was deliberately slow to avoid Commission Errors.

II. SCORES BY SECTION

→ First section Response Time standard scores are significantly below average.
This is the low demand task (target-infrequent condition). Poor scores in the first section indicate
difficulty maintaining attention and control in a boring situation.

→ Second section Omission Errors standard scores are significantly below average.
This is the high demand task (target-frequent condition). Poor scores in the second section
indicate difficulty maintaining attention and control when performing under pressure.

→ Third section Response Time standard scores are significantly below average.
This is a repeat of the low demand task (target-infrequent condition). Poor scores in the third
section indicate difficulty maintaining attention and control with boredom and fatigue at the end
of the test.

→ Below average standard scores in first and second sections indicate difficultly maintaining
attention and control both when bored and when pressured.

→ Commission Errors Standard scores are significantly worse in the first section than the
second section. The first section is the low demand task (target-infrequent condition). Lower
scores in the first section indicate greater difficulty maintaining attention and control in a boring
situation.

→ Omission Errors and Variability of Response Time Standard scores are significantly worse
in the second section than the first section.
The second section is the high demand task (target-frequent condition). Lower scores in the
second section indicate greater difficulty maintaining attention and control when performing
under pressure.

III. SCORES BY PERIOD

→ Second period Response Time standard scores are significantly below average.

→ Fourth period Omission Errors standard scores are significantly below average.

→ Fifth period Response Time standard scores are significantly below average.
→ Standard scores for Commission Errors, Response Time and Variability of Response Time
are significantly worse in period 2 than period 1.
Period 2 is a continuation of the same low demand task as period 1. Scoring worse in period 2
indicates increasing difficulty maintaining attention and control under boring conditions.

→ Standard scores for Omission Errors are significantly worse in period 4 than period 3.
Period 4 is a continuation of the same high demand task as period 3. Scoring worse in period 4
indicates increasing difficulty maintaining attention and control under continued pressure.

→ Post Commission Response Time is faster than average correct Response Time in periods
s 2 and 5.
A Post Commission Response Time is the response time immediately following a Commission
Error. People typically slow down after a Commission Error in order to be more careful. A faster
response time following a Commission Error might result from increased speed with increased
attention after a careless error. This might indicate that Commission Errors are resulting more
from inattention than from lack of impulse control. Look at the Response Time graphs to see
which Commission Errors are faster (impulsive) or slower (inattentive) than average.

→ Significant Omission Errors (standard score < 70) in period 4.

It is important to know why a significant number of targets were missed. Ask subject whether
missed targets were seen, and look for clusters of Omission Errors in the Response Time graphs.
These might reflect periods of sleep or distraction or possibly absence seizures. Excessive
Omission Errors might also reflect visual processing deficits. Consider assessment by a
developmental optometrist.
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Pre-Post Scores