Age differences in inhibition: Possible causes and consequences

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-57

  Earles, Julie L ^a   Connor, Lisa Tabor ^b   Frieske, David ^c   Park, Denise C ^c   Smith, Anderson D ^d   Zwahr, Melissa ^c  

^a FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PERCEPTION; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031007443     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825589708256635     Document Type: Article

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