(Category-specific) semantic deficit in Alzheimer's patients: The role of semantic distance

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-61

  Zannino, Gian Daniele ^a   Perri, Roberta ^a   Pasqualetti, Patrizio ^b,c   Caltagirone, Carlo ^a,d   Carlesimo, Giovanni A ^a,d  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Category specific deficits; Semantic distance; Semantic memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEMORY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEMANTICS;

EID: 28044435628     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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