Age-related differences in working memory and force control under dual-task conditions

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 366-384

  Voelcker Rehage, Claudia ^a   Stronge, Aideen ^b   Alberts, Jay ^c,d  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROL SYSTEM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33745616323     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/138255890969339     Document Type: Article

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