Flashbulb memories for September 11th can be preserved in older adults

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 196-206

  Davidson, Patrick S R ^a,b   Cook, Shaun P ^a   Glisky, Elizabeth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FLASHBULB MEMORY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEMORY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL NEEDS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TERRORISM;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AROUSAL; ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS;

EID: 33646363819     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825580490904192     Document Type: Article

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