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Auditory working memory in HIV-1 infection.

E M Martin1, T S Sullivan, R A Reed

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago 60612, USA. EMartin@psych.uic.edu

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS
|March 20, 2001
PubMed
Summary

HIV infection impairs auditory working memory processing in male drug users. This deficit involves multiple working memory functions, suggesting prefrontal cortex abnormalities in HIV-1 infection.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is associated with cognitive impairments.
  • Working memory deficits are frequently reported in individuals with HIV.
  • Previous research has primarily focused on subcortical deficits in HIV-associated neurocognition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate auditory working memory processing in HIV-seropositive (HIV+) versus HIV-seronegative (HIV-) male drug users.
  • To isolate the contribution of working memory processing, minimizing storage demands.
  • To investigate the specific components of working memory affected by HIV.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a modified Letter-Number Span Task with an added control condition.
  • Compared performance between 41 HIV+ and 37 HIV- male drug users.

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  • Derived an index of working memory processing from task performance.

    • Main Results:

    • HIV+ subjects demonstrated significantly poorer performance on working memory processing compared to HIV- controls.
    • The observed deficits were consistent across multiple informational domains.
    • Findings suggest a multi-component nature of working memory impairment in HIV+ individuals.

    Conclusions:

    • HIV infection leads to significant deficits in auditory working memory processing.
    • These deficits involve multiple functions within working memory.
    • Functional abnormalities of the prefrontal cortex should be emphasized in models of HIV-1 neurocognitive effects.