Contribution of temporal preparation and processing speed to simple reaction time in persons with Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 255-261

  Sylvain Roy, Stéphanie ^a,b   Bherer, Louis ^a,c   Belleville, Sylvie ^a,b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Mild cognitive impairment; Processing speed; Simple reaction time; Temporal preparation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATTIS DEMENTIA RATING SCALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL CAPACITY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TIME PERCEPTION; WORKING MEMORY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 78049415202     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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