Costs of a predictable switch between simple cognitive tasks following severe closed-head injury

Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 675-684

  Schmitter Edgecombe, Maureen ^a   Langill, Michelle ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed head injury; Executive functions; Set shifting; Task switching; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSONANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL TASK; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RESPONSE TIME; RESPONSE VARIABLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION; VOWEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMA; CUES; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33751012710     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.20.6.675     Document Type: Article

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