The effect of stimulus features on working memory of categorical and coordinate spatial relations in patients with unilateral brain damage

Cortex

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 737-745

  van der Ham, Ineke J M ^a   van Wezel, Richard J A ^a,b,c   Oleksiak, Anna ^a,b   van Zandvoort, Martine J E ^a,d   Frijns, Catharina J M ^d   Jaap Kappelle, L ^d   Postma, Albert ^a,d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Categorical and coordinate spatial relations; Lateralization; Stimulus features; Unilateral brain damage; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SCREENING TEST; STIMULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL INFORMATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; STROKE;

EID: 84860382241     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 19738102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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