Visual search in Alzheimer's disease: A deficiency in processing conjunctions of features

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1849-1857

  Tales, A ^a   Butler, S R ^a   Fossey, J ^b   Gilchrist, I D ^c   Jones, R W ^b   Troscianko, T ^d  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b St Martin's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attentional mechanisms; Dementia; Vision

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0036385744     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(02)00073-8     Document Type: Article

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