Mnemonic Similarity Task: A Tool for Assessing Hippocampal Integrity

The Mnemonic Similarity Task (MST), a modified object recognition memory task, is highly sensitive to hippocampal function, placing strong demands on pattern separation processes. A variety of MST versions have been developed to address specific issues, but they all share the feature that as lure similarity increases, accurate discrimination decreases. The MST has been used to identify hippocampal dysfunction associated with healthy aging,...