Eyeblink Classical Conditioning Differentiates Normal Aging from Alzheimer's Disease

Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 87-108

  Woodruff Pak, Diana S ^a,b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BLINKING; BRAIN; CONDITIONED REFLEX; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BLINKING; BRAIN; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS;

EID: 0035317868     PISSN: 1053881X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02734044     Document Type: Article

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