Varieties of inhibition: Manifestations in cognition, event-related potentials and aging

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 101, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 129-158

  Kok, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Attention; Event related brain potentials; Inhibition

Indexed keywords

AGING; COGNITION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGING; COGNITION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0033113651     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-6918(99)00003-7     Document Type: Article

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