Everyday memory: Self-perception and structural brain correlates in a healthy elderly population

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1115-1126

  Bjørnebekk, Astrid ^a   Westlye, Lars T ^a   Walhovd, Kristine B ^a,b   Fjell, Anders M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aging; Cortical thickness; Memory; Morphometry; MRI; Temporal lobes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79451475121     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617710001025     Document Type: Article

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