Spatial and symbolic implicit sequence learning in young and older adults

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 837-851

  Bo, Jin ^a   Seidler, Rachael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; ASRT; Implicit sequence learning; Serial reaction time; Spatial processing; Symbolic processing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SPATIAL MEMORY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYMBOLISM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951094273     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-009-2098-5     Document Type: Article

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