Age and synchrony effects in visuospatial working memory

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1873-1880

  Rowe, Gillian ^a   Hasher, Lynn ^a,b   Turcotte, Josee ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age differences; Circadian arousal patterns; Corsi block task; Interference effects; Visuospatial working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SERIAL LEARNING; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449560840     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210902834852     Document Type: Article

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