Exploring interhemispheric collaboration in older compared to younger adults

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 218-227

  Cherry, Barbara J ^a   Yamashiro, Mariana ^a   Anderson, Erin ^a   Barrett, Christopher ^b   Adamson, Maheen M ^c   Hellige, Joseph B ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Corpus callosum; Hemispheric asymmetry; Interhemispheric collaboration; Interhemispheric interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERHEMISPHERIC TRANSFER; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL MEMORY; WHITE MATTER; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; AGING; CEREBRUM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149188579     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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