Humans with traumatic brain injuries show place-learning deficits in computer-generated virtual space

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 157-175

  Skelton, Ronald W ^a   Bukach, Cindy M ^b   Laurance, Holly E ^b   Thomas, Kevin G F ^b   Jacobs, W Jake ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0034126961     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/1380-3395(200004)22:2;1-1;FT157     Document Type: Article

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