Differential effect of Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease on the performance of mental rotation

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-39

  Lineweaver, Tara T ^a   Salmon, David P ^b   Bondi, Mark W ^c,d   Corey Bloom, Jody ^b,d  

^a BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; Basal ganglia; Huntington's; Mental rotation; Parietal lobe

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; ROTATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE; VELOCITY; ADULT; AGING; APRAXIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMAGINATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APRAXIAS; BASAL GANGLIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; IMAGINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARIETAL LOBE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; ROTATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 15044364475     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617705050034     Document Type: Article

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