Timed executive functions and white matter in aging with and without cardiovascular risk factors

Reviews in the Neurosciences

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 439-462

  Oosterman, Joukje M ^a   Sergeant, Joseph A ^a   Weinstein, Henry C ^b   Scherder, Erik J A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Cardiovascular risk factors; Executive functions; Meta analysis; White matter hyperintensities

Indexed keywords

AGING; BRAIN FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITION; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHORT TERM MEMORY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 10844297416     PISSN: 03341763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVNEURO.2004.15.6.439     Document Type: Review

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