Intra-Individual Reaction Time Variability in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease: Gender, Processing Load and Speed Factors

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Phillips, Michelle ^a,b   Rogers, Peter ^b   Haworth, Judy ^c   Bayer, Antony ^d   Tales, Andrea ^b,e  

^a BLACKBERRY HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE HEALTHY AGING; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAINDIVIDUAL RESPONSE TIME VARIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL LOAD; MENTAL TASK; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; RESPONSE TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84878819547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065712     Document Type: Article

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