Age-related differences during simple working memory decisions: ERP indices of early recognition and compensation failure

Brain Research

Volumn 1393, Issue , 2011, Pages 62-72

  Tays, William J ^a   Dywan, Jane ^a   Capuana, Lesley J ^a   Segalowitz, Sidney J ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Cognitive decline; Early visual processing; Event related potential; Executive function; Incidental memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PATHWAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955928509     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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