Resistance to the impact of interruptions during multitasking by healthy adults and dysexecutive patients

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-307

  Law, Anna S ^a   Logie, Robert H ^a   Pearson, David G ^b   Cantagallo, Anna ^c   Moretti, Eva ^c   Dimarco, Francesca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dysexecutive syndrome; Interruptions; Multitasking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 3042791615     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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