Aging and olfactory recognition memory: Effect of encoding strategies and cognitive abilities

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 277-291

  Moberg, Paul J ^a,c   Raz, Naftali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Encoding; Memory; Olfactory; Recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031214387     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207459709000644     Document Type: Article

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