Clustering and switching strategies during verbal fluency performance differentiate Alzheimer's disease and healthy aging

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1153-1157

  Haugrud, Nicole ^a   Crossley, Margaret ^a   Vrbancic, Mirna ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Dementia; Executive function; Language; Neuropsychology; Semantic memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 80455156045     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617711001196     Document Type: Article

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