Neuorpsychiatyric applications of CANTAB

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 329-336

  Fray, Paul J ^a   Robbins, Trevor W ^b   Sahakian, Barbara J ^c  

^a CAMBRIDGE COGNITION   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Cambridge   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCOPOLAMINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; MONKEY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONHUMAN; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0029927425     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199604)11:4<329::AID-GPS453>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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