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Attention, inhibition, and proximity to clinical onset in preclinical mutation carriers for Huntington's disease.
Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology - 1 Apr 2007
Farrow Maree, Churchyard Andrew, Chua Phyllis, Bradshaw John L, Chiu Edmond, Georgiou-Karistianis Nellie
Abstract excerpt
Research in preclinical mutation carriers for Huntington's disease (HD) aims to find measures sensitive to preclinical decline. This study investigated attentional abilities in mutation carriers and noncarriers. Mutation carriers demonstrated a normal "attentional blink" during rapid serial visual presentation, normal covert visual orienting, and normal directing of attention to tactile stimuli. However, they...
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