Task-set switching under cue-based versus memory-based switching conditions in younger and older adults

Brain Research

Volumn 1105, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-92

  Kray, Jutta ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advance preparation; Aging; Cognitive control; Precueing; Predictability; Task switching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746826044     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.11.016     Document Type: Article

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