Modeling and estimating recall processing capacity: Sensitivity and diagnostic utility in application to mild cognitive impairment

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-89

  Wenger, Michael J ^a   Negash, Selamawit ^b   Petersen, Ronald C ^b   Petersen, Lyndsay ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Memory; Mild cognitive impairment; Processing capacity; Reaction times

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949875388     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: 10960880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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