On the involvement of prefrontal networks in cognitive ageing

Cortex

Volumn 39, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 1107-1128

  Tisserand, Danielle J ^a   Jolles, J ^b  

^a ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Functional connectivity; Human; Medial temporal lobe; Neuroimaging; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORPUS STRIATUM; DIENCEPHALON; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FRONTAL CORTEX; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; IMAGING; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0242332243     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70880-3     Document Type: Article

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