RT and non-RT methodology for semantic priming research with Alzheimer's disease patients: A critical review

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 883-911

  Ober, Beth A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; SEMANTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HISTORY; LINGUISTICS; MEMORY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; RESEARCH; SEMANTICS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 0036824299     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jcen.24.7.883.8384     Document Type: Review

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