Positive Gaze Preferences in Older Adults: Assessing the role of cognitive effort with pupil dilation

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 296-311

  Allard, Eric S ^a   Wadlinger, Heather A ^a   Isaacowitz, Derek M ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognitive effort; Emotion regulation; Older adults; Pupil dilation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EMOTION; EYE MOVEMENT; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULOGRAPHY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PUPIL; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; EYE MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PUPIL; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951088370     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825580903265681     Document Type: Article

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