Age-related differences in cognitive function using a global local hierarchical paradigm

Brain Research

Volumn 1124, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-95

  Georgiou Karistianis, Nellie ^a   Tang, Judy ^a   Mehmedbegovic, Fatima ^a   Farrow, Maree ^a   Bradshaw, John ^a   Sheppard, Dianne ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Attention; Divided attention; Global; Local; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33751183510     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.09.070     Document Type: Article

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