Different patterns of cognitive slowing produced by Alzheimer's disease and normal aging.
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Psychology and Aging
- Vol. 3 (1) , 102-104
- https://doi.org/10.1037//0882-7974.3.1.102
Abstract
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.Keywords
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