Information processing in older versus younger adults: Accuracy versus speed

International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-64

  Diamond, B J ^a,b,c,d,e   Deluca, J ^b,e   Rosenthal, D ^c   Vlad, R ^c   Davis, K ^c   Lucas, G ^c   Noskin, O ^c,f   Richards, J A ^c  

^a WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c Center for Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine   (United States)

^d Outcomes Laboratory   (United States)

^e RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Information processing speed; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MEMORY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VELOCITY; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL THRESHOLD; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0033278650     PISSN: 10689591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012911203468     Document Type: Article

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