The Von Restorff effect in ageing and Alzheimer's disease

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 166-172

  Vitali, P ^a   Minati, L ^b   Chiarenza, G ^c   Brugnolo, A ^a   Girtler, N ^a   Nobili, F ^a   De Leo, C ^a   Rosati, P ^a   Rodriguez, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^c G Salvini General Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Alzheimer's disease; Episodic memory; Isolation effect; Von Restorff effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL MEMORY; VOLUNTEER; VON RESTORFF EFFECT; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL;

EID: 33746670538     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0662-3     Document Type: Article

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