Is it bigger than a breadbox? Performance of patients with prefrontal lesions on a new executive function test

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 407-419

  Baldo, Juliana V ^a,b   Delis, Dean C ^c,d   Wilkins, David P ^a   Shimamura, Arthur P ^e  

^a VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive functioning; Frontal lobe; Prefrontal lesions; Problem solving; Reasoning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 1642314610     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6177(03)00074-X     Document Type: Article

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