Neurophysiological and perceptual correlates of navigational impairment in Alzheimer's disease

Brain

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 736-746

  Kavcic, Voyko ^a   Fernandez, Roberto ^a   Logan, David ^a   Duffy, Charles J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Evoked potentials; Navigational impairment; Optic flow; Spatial disorientation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE FIXATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBSERVATION; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; HUMANS; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33244493744     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awh727     Document Type: Article

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