Testing the limits of cognitive plasticity in older adults: Application to attentional control

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 261-278

  Bherer, Louis ^a   Kramer, Arthur F ^b   Peterson, Matthew S ^c   Colcombe, Stanley ^b   Erickson, Kirk ^b   Becic, Ensar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive plasticity; Cognitive training; Executive control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 33751232635     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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