Attentional Control in Normal Aging and Alzheimer's Disease

Neuropsychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 353-367

  Coubard, Olivier A ^a,b,c,d   Ferrufino, Lena ^a   Boura, Marine ^a   Gripon, Alice ^a   Renaud, Mélanie ^a   Bherer, Louis ^a  

^a The Neuropsychological Laboratory   (United States)

^b ÉCOLE DES HAUTES ÉTUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognitive control; Prefrontal cortex; Preparation; Supervisory system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STROOP TEST;

EID: 79955769988     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022058     Document Type: Article

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