Working memory and acquisition of implicit knowledge by imagery training, without actual task performance

Neuroscience

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 401-413

  Helene, A F ^a   Xavier, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

attention; central executive; mental practice; procedural memory; skills; supervisory attentional system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY; WRITING;

ADULT; BRAIN; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); IMAGINATION; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TEACHING;

EID: 33645893224     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.12.008     Document Type: Article

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