Nonverbal visual attention, but not recognition memory or learning, processes are impaired in motor neurone disease

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 377-385

  Chari, Ganesh ^a,c   Shaw, Pamela J ^a   Sahgal, Arjun ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Learning; Memory; Microcomputers; Motor neurone disease; Neuropsychological tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MICROCOMPUTER; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RECOGNITION; RESPONSE TIME;

EID: 0029936485     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0028-3932(95)00122-0     Document Type: Article

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