White matter integrity, as measured by diffusion tensor imaging, distinguishes between impaired and unimpaired older adult decision-makers: A preliminary investigation

Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 760-767

  Timpe, J C ^a   Rowe, K C ^a   Matsui, J ^a   Magnotta, V A ^a   Denburg, N L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Diffusion tensor imaging; Elderly; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECISION MAKING; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; LABORATORY TEST; NERVE TRACT; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 80053501658     PISSN: 20445911     EISSN: 2044592X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2011.578065     Document Type: Article

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