Differential age effects in load-dependent memory processing

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-102

  Jaeggi, Susanne M ^a,b   Schmid, Corinne ^a   Buschkuehl, Martin ^a,b   Perrig, Walter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual task; Memory load; Middle aged; n Back; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649126106     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825580802233426     Document Type: Article

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