Lack of proper name and effect of modality on the capacity to recognize persons known in the course of normal aging

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 337-345

  Langlois, Roxane ^a   Fontaine, Francine ^a   Hamel, Caroline ^a   Joubert, Sven ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Famous persons; Modality; Naming; Normal aging; Proper name anomia; Semantic memory

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOMENCLATURE; PUBLIC FIGURE; RECALL; SEMANTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FACE; FAMOUS PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NAMES; SEMANTICS;

EID: 76749138182     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980809990183     Document Type: Article

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