Dissociable age effects in focus-switching

GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-109

  Dorbath, Lara ^a   Titz, Cora ^a  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

accessibility; age effects; availability; focus switching; working memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; AGEISM; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL FUNCTION; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 79958173688     PISSN: 16629647     EISSN: 1662971X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000034     Document Type: Article

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