Approximate quantification in young, healthy older adults', and Alzheimer patients

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-61

  Gandini, Delphine ^a   Lemaire, Patrick ^a   Michel, Bernard François ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer; Approximate quantification; Numerical representation; Strategy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64049098306     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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