Age differences in perception and awareness of emotion

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1305-1313

  Neiss, Michelle B ^a   Leigland, Lindsey A ^a   Carlson, Nichole E ^b   Janowsky, Jeri S ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Electrodermal skin response; Emotion; Memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AWARENESS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349152715     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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