Cognitive procedural learning in early Alzheimer's disease: Impaired processes and compensatory mechanisms

Journal of Neuropsychology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-42

  Beaunieux, H ^a   Eustache, F ^a   Busson, P ^b   De La Sayette, V ^a,c   Viader, F ^a,c   Desgranges, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b CH Avranches Granville   (France)

^c CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY, LONG-TERM; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84857551977     PISSN: 17486645     EISSN: 17486653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-6653.2011.02002.x     Document Type: Article

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