Age-related changes and the attention network task: An examination of alerting, orienting, and executive function

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 353-369

  Jennings, Janine M ^a   Dagenbach, Dale ^a   Engle, Christine M ^a   Funke, Laura J ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORIENTATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34347370182     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825580600788837     Document Type: Article

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