Cognitive functions in extraordinary environments

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-74

  Paintal, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LATENT PERIOD; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NOTE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

ALTITUDE; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 4544371673     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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