Is the anterior attentional system as complex as the posterior attentional system?

Zeitschrift fur Neuropsychologie

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-201

  Stuss, Donald T ^a,b   Binns, Malcolm A ^a,b   Alexander, Michael P ^c,d  

^a ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior attentional system; Attention; Frontal lobe; Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Indexed keywords

EID: 13544267401     PISSN: 1016264X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1016-264X.14.3.191     Document Type: Article

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