Within-person variability in response speed as an indicator of cognitive impairment in older adults

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 608-630

  Strauss, Esther ^a   Bielak, Allison A M ^a   Bunce, David ^b   Hunter, Michael A ^a   Hultsch, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; RESPONSE TIME; VARIANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 36448966460     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825580600932419     Document Type: Article

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