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Finger Localization Test

a 60-item neuropsychological test consisting of three parts: (a) The participant is asked to identify which finger is touched by the examiner; (b) the participant is blindfolded or otherwise prevented from using vision and then asked to identify which finger is touched; and (c) the participant again is blindfolded or otherwise prevented from using vision and then asked to identify which two fingers are simultaneously touched. Each hand is tested in each part of the test, which is scored for the number of correct identifications. It currently appears in a variety of forms and as part of several neuropsychological test batteries. Also called Tactile Finger Recognition. [originally developed in 1983 by Arthur L. Benton and colleagues]

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