Spatial pattern separation differences in older adult carriers and non-carriers for the apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 allele

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 129, Issue , 2016, Pages 113-119

  Sheppard, David P ^a,b   Graves, Lisa V ^c   Holden, Heather M ^c   Delano Wood, Lisa ^d,e   Bondi, Mark W ^d,e   Gilbert, Paul E ^a,c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Apolipoprotein E; Interference; Pattern separation; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; APOE E4 GENE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; RECALL; SPATIAL MEMORY; VERBAL MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; GENETICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY;

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960254956     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: 10959564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2015.04.011     Document Type: Article

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