Memory enhancement for emotional stimuli is impaired in early Alzheimer's disease

Neuropsychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 82-92

  Hamann, Stephan B ^a   Monarch, Elena S ^b   Goldstein, Felicia C ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RECOGNITION;

EID: 0033985564     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.14.1.82     Document Type: Article

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