Stroop interference, hemodynamic response and aging: An event-related fMRI study

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 937-946

  Zysset, Stefan ^a   Schroeter, Matthias L ^a   Neumann, Jane ^a   Yves von Cramon, D ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; fMRI; General slowing; Hemodynamic response; Stroop interference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RECALL; RESPONSE TIME; STROOP INTERFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BRAIN; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; STROOP TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 34247162235     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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