Interpretation of a complex picture and its sensitivity to frontal damage: A reappraisal

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 322-330

  Rosci, C ^a   Sacco, D ^b   Laiacona, M ^b   Capitani, Erminio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Frontal lesions; Problem solving; Visual exploration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APTITUDE TEST; ART; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PORTRAITS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAIL MAKING TEST; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 14844282752     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-004-0365-6     Document Type: Article

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