Age differences in behavior and PET activation reveal differences in interference resolution in verbal working memory

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 188-196

  Jonides, John ^a   Marshuetz, Christina ^a   Smith, Edward E ^a   Reuter Lorenz, Patricia A ^a   Koeppe, Robert A ^a   Hartley, Alan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CELL ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; NERVE CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0034091728     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/089892900561823     Document Type: Article

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