Behaviorally spontaneous confabulation in limbic encephalitis: The roles of reality filtering and strategic monitoring

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 995-1005

  Nahum, Louis ^a   Ptak, Radek ^a   Leemann, Béatrice ^a   Lalive, Patrice ^a   Schnider, Armin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Caudate; Limbic system; Orbitofrontal cortex; Paramnesia; Reality monitoring; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79451471539     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617710000780     Document Type: Conference Paper

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