Age-related differences in associative memory depend on the types of associations that are formed

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 340-352

  Troyer, Angela K ^a   D'Souza, Nicole A ^b,d   Vandermorris, Susan ^c   Murphy, Kelly J ^a,b  

^a BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Associative recognition; Memory; Normal aging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956211925     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2011.553273     Document Type: Article

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