Age-related deficits in generation and manipulation of mental images: II. The role of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 436-444

  Naftali, Raz ^a   Briggs, Susan D ^a,c   Marks, William ^a   Acker, James D ^b  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0344931660     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.14.3.436     Document Type: Article

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