Target-related distractors disrupt object selection in everyday action: Evidence from participants with dementia

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 484-494

  Giovannetti, Tania ^a   Bettcher, Brianne Magouirk ^a   Brennan, Laura ^a   Libon, David J ^b   Wambach, Denene ^a   Seter, Colette ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Alzheimers disease; Human activities; Ideational apraxia; Inhibition; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; APRAXIAS; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77952552571     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617710000081     Document Type: Article

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