The cognitive and neural expression of semantic memory impairment in mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer's disease

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 978-988

  Joubert, Sven ^a,b   Brambati, Simona M ^b   Ansado, Jennyfer ^b   Barbeau, Emmanuel J ^c   Felician, Olivier ^d,e   Didic, Mira ^d   Lacombe, Jacinthe ^a,b   Goldstein, Rachel ^a   Chayer, Céline ^b,f,g   Kergoat, Marie Jeanne ^b,g  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN NEUROPSYCHOLOGIE ET COGNITION   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^c Brain and Cognition Research Center in Toulouse   (France)

^d TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Mild cognitive impairment; Naming; Semantic memory

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; ANOMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROIMAGING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PUBLIC FIGURE; SEMANTIC MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; VERBALIZATION; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 77049121035     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.11.019     Document Type: Article

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