Self-referential processing in Alzheimer's disease: Two different ways of processing self-knowledge?

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 455-471

  Kalenzaga, Sandrine ^a   Clarys, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Emotional valence; Self consciousness; Self reference recollection effect; States of awareness

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGNOSIA; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECOGNITION; SELF CONCEPT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGNOSIA; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AWARENESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84879323417     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2013.789485     Document Type: Article

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