Different patterns of cognitive slowing produced by Alzheimer's disease and normal aging.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Aging has previously been shown to produce a generalized proportional slowing of all cognitive operations. In contrast, the present results suggested that Alzheimer's disease produces a disproportionate reduction in the speed with which patients carry out one or more mental operations. The tasks that demented patients found particularly difficult involved either a self-directed search of their lexicon or the use of familiarity information.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Nebes, RD; Madden, DJ
Published Date
- March 1988
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 3 / 1
Start / End Page
- 102 - 104
PubMed ID
- 3268237
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0882-7974
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1037//0882-7974.3.1.102
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States