Place learning in virtual space III: Investigation of spatial navigation training procedures and their application to fMRI and clinical neuropsychology

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-37

  Thomas, Kevin G F ^a,b   Hsu, Ming ^a   Laurance, Holly E ^a   Nadel, Lynn ^a   Jacobs, W Jake ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MICROCOMPUTERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOFTWARE; TEMPORAL LOBE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0035257580     PISSN: 07433808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03195344     Document Type: Article

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