Mechanisms underlying age- and performance-related differences in working memory

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1298-1314

  Daffner, Kirk R ^a   Chong, Hyemi ^a   Sun, Xue ^a   Tarbi, Elise C ^a   Riis, Jenna L ^a   Mcginnis, Scott M ^a   Holcomb, Phillip J ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL CORTEX; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953712037     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2010.21540     Document Type: Article

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