Revisiting the continuum hypothesis: towards an in-depth exploration of executive functions in Korsakoff syndrome.

Revisiting the continuum hypothesis: towards an in-depth exploration of executive functions in Korsakoff syndrome.

Korsakoff syndrome (KS) is a neurological state mostly caused by alcohol-dependence and leading to disproportionate episodic memory deficits. KS patients present more severe anterograde amnesia than alcohol-dependent subjects (ADS), which led to the continuum hypothesis postulating a progressive inc...

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Main Authors: Mélanie eBrion, Anne-Lise ePitel, Hélène eBeaunieux, Pierre eMaurage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Korsakoff Syndrome
Memory
executive functions
inhibition
alcohol-dependence
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00498/full

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