Stem-completion priming in Alzheimer's disease: The importance of target word articulation

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-75

  Downes, John Joseph ^a   Davis, Eric J ^b   Davies, Paul De Mornay ^c   Perfect, Timothy J ^d   Wilson, Ken ^a   Mayes, Andrew R ^e   Sagar, H J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Stem completion priming; Target words

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; SPEECH ARTICULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030025333     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0028-3932(95)00084-4     Document Type: Article

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