Impaired relational organization of propositions, but intact transitive inference, in aging: Implications for understanding underlying neural integrity

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 338-353

  Ryan, Jennifer D ^a,b   Moses, Sandra N ^a,c,d   Villate, Christina ^a  

^a ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Hippocampus; Memory; Relational memory; Transitive inference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGIC; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849110222     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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