ERPs suggest that age affects cognitive control but not response conflict detection

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1769-1782

  Nessler, Doreen ^a   Friedman, David ^a   Johnson Jr , Ray ^b   Bersick, Michael ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive control; Conflict detection and monitoring; ERP; Executive functions; MFN

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RESPONSE TIME; UPREGULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 34548532314     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.07.011     Document Type: Article

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