Age-related slowing of control processes: Evidence from a response coordination task

Cortex

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 573-582

  Rubichi, Sandro ^a   Neri, Mirco ^b   Nicoletti, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive slowing; Control process; Dual task

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COORDINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0032867143     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70820-7     Document Type: Article

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