Mechanical problem-solving strategies in left-brain damaged patients and apraxia of tool use

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1964-1972

  Osiurak, François ^a   Jarry, Christophe ^b,c   Lesourd, Mathieu ^a   Baumard, Josselin ^b   Le Gall, Didier ^b,c  

^a Lyon University   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^c ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Apraxia; Mechanical problem solving; Technical reasoning; Tool use; Trial and error

Indexed keywords

AGED; APRAXIA; APRAXIA OF TOOL USE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LEFT BRAIN DAMAGE; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBLEM SOLVING; PROBLEM SOLVING; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; TIME; TRIAL AND ERROR HYPOTHESIS;

APRAXIA; MECHANICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING; TECHNICAL REASONING; TOOL USE; TRIAL AND ERROR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APRAXIAS; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANICS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84880950565     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: 18733514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2013.06.017     Document Type: Article

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