Aging and prospective memory: The role of working memory and monitoring processes

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 569-577

  Bisiacchi, Patrizia S ^a   Tarantino, Vincenza ^a   Ciccola, Alessia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Monitoring; Prospective memory; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; MONITORING; PROSPECTIVE MEMORY; REACTION TIME; RESPONSE TIME; WORD LIST RECALL; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 60749090203     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324886     Document Type: Article

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