Age-related changes in antisaccade task performance: Inhibitory control or working-memory engagement?

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 56, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 177-188

  Eenshuistra, Rena M ^a   Ridderinkhof, K Richard ^a,b   Molen, Maurits W Van Der ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Antisaccade task; Inhibitory control; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 7044253462     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2004.02.077     Document Type: Article

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