Effects of emotional arousal on memory binding in normal aging and Alzheimer's disease

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-312

  Nashiro, Kaoru ^a   Mather, Mara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; RECOGNITION; REFERENCE VALUE; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AROUSAL; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REFERENCE VALUES; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055076684     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5406/amerjpsyc.124.3.0301     Document Type: Article

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