Aging and the intrusion superiority effect in visuo-spatial working memory

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-21

  Cornoldi, Cesare ^a   Bassani, Chiara ^a   Berto, Rita ^a   Mammarella, Nicola ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUOSPATIAL WORKING MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 33845600266     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/138255890969311     Document Type: Article

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