No dual-task practice effect in Alzheimer's disease

Memory

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 518-528

  Foley, Jennifer A ^a   Cocchini, Gianna ^b   Logie, Robert H ^c   Della Sala, Sergio ^c  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Assessment; Dual task; Practice; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECALL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924103976     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2014.908922     Document Type: Article

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