Ageing and organisation strategies in free recall: The role of cognitive flexibility

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 347-365

  Taconnat, Laurence ^a   Raz, Naftali ^b   Toczé, Capucine ^a   Bouazzaoui, Badiâa ^a   Sauzéon, Hélène ^c   Fay, Séverine ^a   Isingrini, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cognitive flexibility; Episodic memory; Executive functions; Mnemonic strategies; Processing speed

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249105835     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440802296413     Document Type: Article

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