Visual cognition in amnesic H.M.: Selective deficits on the What's-Wrong-Here and Hidden-Figure tasks

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 769-789

  MacKay, Donald G ^a   James, Lori E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amnesia; Error detection; Hidden figures; Patient H.M; Visual cognition

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

AGED; AMNESIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 74949142584     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390802502606     Document Type: Article

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