Environment and object mental images in patients with representational neglect: Two case reports

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 921-932

  Palermo, Liana ^a,b   Nori, Raffaella ^c   Piccardi, Laura ^b,d   Giusberti, Fiorella ^c   Guariglia, Cecilia ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemispatial neglect; Human navigation; Imagery neglect; Mental imagery; Object mental representation; Visuo spatial working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 79451468778     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617710000305     Document Type: Article

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