Age-related changes in a human cognitive mapping system: Data from a computer-generated environment

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 545-566

  Thomas, Kevin G F ^a,c   Laurance, Holly E ^a   Luczak, Susan E ^b   Jacobs, W Jake ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0033395289     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.1999.2.545     Document Type: Article

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