The time course of access to semantic information in high-performing older adults: Behavioral evidence for the hemispheric asymmetry reduction in OLDer individuals

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 452-470

  Abbassi, Ensie ^a   Joanette, Yves ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emotional words; HAROLD phenomenon; High performing older adults; Priming; Semantic processing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960426886     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2011.568047     Document Type: Article

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