Altered verbal working memory process in patients with Alzheimer's disease: An fMRI investigation

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 181-187

  Lim, Hyun Kook ^a   Juh, Rahyeong ^b   Pae, Chi Un ^a   Lee, Byeong Taek ^c   Yoo, Seung Schik ^e   Ryu, Seung Ho ^d   Kwak, Kyeong Rin ^f   Lee, Chul ^a   Lee, Chang Uk ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Konkuk University Hospital   (South Korea)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Lawrenceville School   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INSULA; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 47649086933     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000147471     Document Type: Article

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