Effects of aging on habituation to novelty: An ERP study

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-105

  Richardson, Cassandra ^a,b   Bucks, Romola S ^a,b   Hogan, Alexandra M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Attention; ERPs; Habituation; Novelty; P3

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HABITUATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; NORMAL HUMAN;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551644314     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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