en Clinical Neuroscience Clinical Neuroscience Original Original <b><font color="#211d1e" size="2"><font color="#211d1e" size="2"><p align="left">Introduction: </p></font></font><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman">Cognitive tasks are considered to be applicable and appropriate in assessing cognitive domains. The purpose of our study is to determine the </font></font></font><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman">relationship existence between variables of age, sex and education with selective, </font></font></font><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman">sustained attention and planning abilities by means of computerized cognitive tasks among healthy adults. </font></font></font><b><font color="#211d1e" size="2"><font color="#211d1e" size="2"><p align="left">Methods: </p></font></font><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman">A cross-sectional study was implemented during 6 months from June to November, 2010 on 84 healthy adults (42 male and 42 female). The whole </font></font></font><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman">participants performed computerized CPT, STROOP and TOL tests after being content and trained. </font></font></font><b><font color="#211d1e" size="2"><font color="#211d1e" size="2"><p align="left">Results: </p></font></font><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman">The obtained data indicate that there is a significant correlation coefficient between age, sex and education variables (p<0.05). </font></font></font><b><font color="#211d1e" size="2"><font color="#211d1e" size="2"><p align="left">Discussion: </p></font></font><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"><font color="#211d1e" size="2" face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman">The above-mentioned tests can be used to assess selective, sustained attention and planning. </font></font></font></b></b></b></b> Demographics,Planning,Selective Attention,Sustained Attention. 58 67 http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-65&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Afsaneh Zarghi 137003194753284600971 137003194753284600971 Yes Zali 137003194753284600972 137003194753284600972 No A 137003194753284600973 137003194753284600973 No Tehranidost 137003194753284600974 137003194753284600974 No M 137003194753284600975 137003194753284600975 No Mohammad Reza Zarindast 137003194753284600976 137003194753284600976 No Ashrafi 137003194753284600977 137003194753284600977 No F 137003194753284600978 137003194753284600978 No Doroodgar 137003194753284600979 137003194753284600979 No Khodadadi 137003194753284600980 137003194753284600980 No