Effects of age on navigation strategy

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 202.e15-202.e22

  Rodgers, M Kirk ^a   Sindone, Joseph A ^a   Moffat, Scott D ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Aging; Allocentric; Egocentric; Navigation; Strategy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NAVIGATION STRATEGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 81355135332     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: 15581497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2010.07.021     Document Type: Article

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