Toward understanding age-related memory loss in late adulthood

Gerontology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 2-9

  Luszcz, Mary A ^a   Bryana, Janet ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Memory; Speed of processing

Indexed keywords

AGING; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY TEST; MEMORY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0032962214     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022048     Document Type: Article

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