2.6. Assessment of Cognitive Performance
The Vienna Test System database’s simplified Stroop interference test was used to assess executive function. Giving “names” for the colors is the first portion of the test. “Reading” color names is discussed in the second part. In the last task, instead of reading the written words, participants must identify the color of the font that was used to compose each word. For instance, the word “blue” should be the reaction to the stimulus of “green” printed in blue font, preventing the inclination to read “green”. A spontaneous, natural reaction must be suppressed in favor of a task that is managed consciously and is bound by the rules in order to accomplish such a work. The time of each test and the interval between the first and last test are two components that are typically included in the test result [