Effects of noise on identification and serial recall of nonsense syllables in older and younger adults

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-143

  Surprenant, Aimee M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; STIMULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; STATISTICS;

EID: 33947324365     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825580701217710     Document Type: Article

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