The hand movement test as a tool in neuropsychological assessment: Interpretation within a working memory theoretical framework

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 633-641

  Frencham, Katherine A R ^a   Fox, Allison M ^a   Maybery, Murray T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hand movement test; Movement memory; Neuropsychological assessment; Short term memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HAND; LINGUISTICS; MEMORY DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MOVEMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0038377361     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617703940033     Document Type: Article

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