Task switching in mild cognitive impairment: Switch and nonswitch costs

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-111

  Schmitter Edgecombe, Maureen ^a   Sanders, Chad ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Dual task; Executive functions; Mild cognitive impairment; Set shifting; Task switching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSONANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOWEL; WORKING MEMORY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 61949458327     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708090140     Document Type: Article

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