Since the classic papers of Kleist, Mayer Gross, and Critchley, constructional apraxia (CA)
has been considered to be a typical sign of a parietal lobe lesion, and as a precious tool to …

The clinical hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a gradual decline in cognitive function.
For the majority of patients the initial symptom is an impairment in episodic memory, ie, the …

Cognitive aging is a flourishing area of research. A significant amount of new data, a number
of new theoretical notions, and many new research issues have been generated in the past …

Although an insidious history of episodic memory difficulty is a typical presenting symptom of
Alzheimer's disease, detailed neuropsychological profiling frequently demonstrates deficits …

Language in old age has been an active research area since early experimental
investigations in cognitive aging (eg, Craik & Masani, 1967; Riegel & Riegel, 1964). This is …

Drawing on a modern neurocognitive framework, this full-color textbook introduces the entire
field of cognition through an engaging narrative. Emphasizing the common neural …

The Boston Process Approach is based on a desire to understand the qualitative nature of
behavior assessed by clinical psychometric instruments, a desire to reconcile descriptive …

Background. Tamoxifen is an anti-estrogen used in the treatment of breast cancer and to
reduce the incidence of breast cancer in high risk women. Although the brain is an estrogen …

Background Central auditory dysfunction is common in Alzheimer dementia, but the
mechanism is not established. Method A total of 313 volunteers from the Adult Changes in …

This evidence-based review examines the utility of brief cognitive tests and
neuropsychological testing (NPT) in the detection and diagnosis of mild cognitive …