Cognitive Fatigue defined in the context of attention networks

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 108-128

  Holtzer, Roee ^a   Shuman, Melissa ^a   Mahoney, Jeannette R ^a   Lipton, Richard ^a   Verghese, Joe ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Attention networks; Cognitive fatigue; Executive control

Indexed keywords

AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORIENTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 78650572639     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2010.517826     Document Type: Article

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