Neurocognitive Functions and Everyday Functions Change Together in Old Age

Neuropsychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 368-377

  Tucker Drob, Elliot M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of Daily Living; Cognitive aging; Cognitive decline; Everyday functioning

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EPISODIC MEMORY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 79955753030     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022348     Document Type: Article

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