The link between knowledge and remembering in Alzheimer's disease

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 131-139

  Bäckman, Lars ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognitive support; Knowledge; Memory

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ASSOCIATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; REVIEW;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; COGNITION DISORDERS; CUES; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0032161668     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.393067     Document Type: Article

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