Learning to perceive structure from motion and neural plasticity in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1464-1471

  Kim Nam Gyoon, N G ^a   Park, Jong Hee ^a  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Magnocellular deficit hypothesis; Neural plasticity; Perceptual learning; Structure from motion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; NERVE NET; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS;

EID: 77949775289     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2010.01.016     Document Type: Article

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