“…Similarly, several studies have demonstrated a correlation between surgical skills and performance on the embedded figures test (Witkin, Oltman, & Karp, 1971), which measures the ability to distinguish 2D shapes within complex visual backgrounds (Gibbons, Baker, & Skinner, 1986;Gibbons, Gudas, & Gibbons, 1983;Steele, Walder, & Herbert, 1992). Using a comprehensive battery of psychometric tests, Schueneman and colleagues identified a cluster of cognitive functions underlying a factor that they labelled complex visuo-spatial organization.…”