Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 198, Issue 1 , Pages 79-85 , 15 June 2002

Conscious and unconscious uses of memory in multiple sclerosis

  • Arja Seinelä

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Masku Neurological Rehabilitation Centre, P.O. Box 15, FIN-21251 Masku, Finland. Tel.: +358-2-4392111; fax: +358-2-4392112
    • Masku Neurological Rehabilitation Centre, P.O. Box 15, FIN-21251 Masku, Finland
    • Department of Psychology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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  • Päivi Hämäläinen

      Affiliations

    • Masku Neurological Rehabilitation Centre, P.O. Box 15, FIN-21251 Masku, Finland
    • ,
  • Mika Koivisto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
    • Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
    • ,
  • Juhani Ruutiainen

      Affiliations

    • Masku Neurological Rehabilitation Centre, P.O. Box 15, FIN-21251 Masku, Finland

Received 25 April 2001 ,Revised 19 March 2002 ,Accepted 20 March 2002.

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Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 198, Issue 1 , Pages 79-85 , 15 June 2002

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