Inconsistency in serial choice decision and motor reaction times dissociate in younger and older adults

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 320-327

  Bunce, David ^a   MacDonald, Stuart W S ^b,c   Hultsch, David F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SERIAL LEARNING;

EID: 7444255399     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2004.08.006     Document Type: Article

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