Interference, Aging, and Visuospatial Working Memory: The Role of Similarity

Neuropsychology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 804-807

  Rowe, Gillian ^a   Hasher, Lynn ^b   Turcotte, Josée ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Corsi block task; Distinctiveness; Proactive interference; Visuospatial working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 78249268487     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020244     Document Type: Article

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