Modulation of distraction in ageing

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 339-351

  Ryan, Jennifer D ^a,b   Shen, Jiye ^b   Reingold, Eyal M ^b  

^a ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SACCADES; SET (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33748037391     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712605X74837     Document Type: Article

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