Electrophysiological and information processing variability predicts memory decrements associated with normal age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease (AD)

Brain Research

Volumn 1119, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 215-226

  Hogan, Michael J ^a   Carolan, Leigh ^b   Roche, Richard A P ^c,d   Dockree, Paul M ^c   Kaiser, Jochen ^e   Bunting, Brendan P ^f   Robertson, Ian H ^c   Lawlor, Brian A ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^e GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's; Event related potential; Memory; Variability

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33750456539     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.08.075     Document Type: Article

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