The role of speed of processing, inhibitory mechanisms, and presentation order in trail-making test performance

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 246-253

  Miner, Tammy ^a   Ferraro, F Richard ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 0344542024     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brcg.1998.1034     Document Type: Article

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