The effect of training on preparatory attention in older adults: Evidence for the role of uncertainty in age-related preparatory deficits

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-50

  Bherer, Louis ^a,d   Belleville, Sylvie ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROBABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VISION;

EID: 2342467363     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/anec.11.1.37.29365     Document Type: Article

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