Recruitment of unique neural systems to support visual memory in normal aging

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 1275-1278

  McIntosh, A R ^a,b   Sekuler, A B ^b   Penpeci, C ^b   Rajah, M N ^a,b   Grady, C L ^a,b   Sekuler, R ^c   Bennett, P J ^b  

^a ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033523875     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(99)80512-0     Document Type: Article

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