Comparison of adult age differences in verbal and visuo-spatial memory: The importance of 'pure', parallel and validated measures

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 341-356

  Kemps, Eva ^a   Newson, Rachel ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RECOGNITION; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; HEARING; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISION; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 33645368557     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390490918228     Document Type: Article

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