The role of attention in binding visual features in working memory: Evidence from cognitive ageing

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2067-2079

  Brown, Louise A ^a   Brockmole, James R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Attention; Binding; Central executive; Visual working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957879364     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470211003721675     Document Type: Article

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