Cognitive aging and flight performances in general aviation pilots

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 544-561

  Causse, Mickaël ^a   Dehais, Frédéric ^a   Arexis, Mahe ^b   Pastor, Josette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b Université Bourgogne Franche Comté   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Aviation; Decision making; Executive functions; Human factors

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AGING; ARTICLE; AVIATION; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AGING; AVIATION; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 80052824136     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2011.586018     Document Type: Article

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