The strong connection between sensory and cognitive performance in old age: Not due to sensory acuity reductions operating during cognitive assessment

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 196-205

  Lindenberger, Ulman ^a   Scherer, Hans ^b   Baltes, Paul B ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEARING ACUITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SENSORY NERVE; SIMULATION; SPEECH; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034988154     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.16.2.196     Document Type: Article

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