Intrusion of the verbal code during the production of Arabic numerals: A single case study in a patient with probable Alzheimer's disease

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 749-773

  Thioux, Marc ^a,b   Ivanoiu, Adrian ^a   Turconi, Eva ^a   Seron, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Unité de Neuropsychologie   (Belgium)

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EID: 0000678566     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026432999380636     Document Type: Article

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