Chapter 27 Attentional Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

作者: Peter Graf , Holly Tuokko , Karen Gallie

DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4115(08)60474-4

关键词: Impaired memoryDiseasePsychologyDevelopmental psychologyDementiaCognitive psychology

摘要: One of the first and most prominent signs dementia is a deficit in ability to learn remember new information. Because memory inseparably linked with attention, this may reflect either impaired or attention processes. A considerable number studies have investigated deficits associated dementia, but very little research has focused on attentional The main goals for chapter are alert investigators existence review what known about these deficits, outline directions future research.

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