Lexical and conceptual components of stem completion priming in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1049-1059

  Carlesimo, G A ^a   Mauri, M ^b   Marfia, G A ^c   Fadda, L ^a   Turriziani, P ^a   Caltagirone, C ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Alzheimer's dementia; Memory; Repetition priming

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEMORY; REVIEW; SEMANTICS;

EID: 0032990793     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(98)00153-5     Document Type: Article

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