Impact of Sensory Acuity on Auditory Working Memory Span in Young and Older Adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-91

  Baldwin, Carryl L ^a   Ash, Ivan K ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory acuity; Cognitive aging; Listening span; Perceptual processing; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MEMORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; HUMAN; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953156436     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020360     Document Type: Article

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