Relationships between baroreceptor cardiac reflex sensitivity and cognitive performance: Modulations by gender and blood pressure

Psychophysiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 138-144

  Reyes Del Paso, Gustavo A ^a   Mata, José Luis ^a   Martín Vázquez, María ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arithmetic processing; Baroreceptor reflex sensitivity; Blood pressure; Cognitive performance; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 83555177337     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2011.01276.x     Document Type: Article

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