Dual-task performance in early stage dementia: Differential effects for automatized and effortful processing

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 332-346

  Crossley, Margaret ^a   Hiscock, Merrill ^b   Foreman, Jeanette Beckie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c Saskatchewan Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFFECT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 4644288295     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390490510068     Document Type: Article

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