A neural mechanism underlying memory failure in older adults

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 48, 2008, Pages 12820-12824

  Stevens, W Dale ^a,b,c   Hasher, Lynn ^b,c   Chiew, Kimberly S ^b   Grady, Cheryl L ^b,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Default mode; Distraction; fMRI; Functional connectivity; Memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149391975     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2622-08.2008     Document Type: Article

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