Interactions between divided attention and working-memory load in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 481-490

  Asloun, Sybille ^a,b   Soury, Stephane ^c   Couillet, Josette ^a,b   Giroire, Jean Michel ^c   Joseph, Pierre Alain ^c   Mazaux, Jean Michel ^c   Azouvi, Philippe ^a,b  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Divided attention; Executive functions; Traumatic brain injury; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVIDED ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 42449161059     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390701550144     Document Type: Article

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