Genetic architecture of context processing in late middle age: More than one underlying mechanism

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 852-863

  Kremen, William S ^a,b   Panizzon, Matthew S ^a   Xian, Hong ^c,d   Barch, Deanna M ^c   Franz, Carol E ^a   Grant, Michael D ^e   Toomey, Rosemary ^e   Lyons, Michael J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Context processing; Heritability; Processing speed; Twins

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; DOPAMINE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTION TIME; VELOCITY; ZYGOSITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; COGNITION; CUES; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENOTYPE; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955165056     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025098     Document Type: Article

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