An examination of an enhancing effect of music on attentional abilities in older persons with mild cognitive impairment

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 267-278

  Lake, Jessica I ^a   Goldstein, Felicia C ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 79955825976     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 1558688X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/04.10.15.PMS.112.1.267-278     Document Type: Article

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