The application of the first order system transfer function for fitting The California Verbal Learning Test Learning Curve

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 443-452

  Stepanov, Igor I ^a   Abramson, Charles I ^b   Wolf, Oliver T ^c   Convit, Antonio ^d,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Free recall; Mathematical model; Memory; Neuropsychologic tests; T2DM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 77952543302     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617709991457     Document Type: Article

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