Spelling via semantics and phonology: Exploring the effects of age, Alzheimer's disease, and primary semantic impairment

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 952-967

  Cortese, Michael J ^a   Balota, David A ^b   Sergent Marshall, Susan D ^b   Buckner, Randy L ^b,c  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attentional selection; Homophone spelling; Semantic dementia

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; SEMANTICS; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0037235545     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(02)00320-2     Document Type: Article

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