The basic mechanisms of cognition in normal aging: Working memory, inhibition and processing speed;I meccanismi base della cognizione nell'invecchiamento: Memoria di lavoro, inibizione e velocità di elaborazione delle informazioni

Giornale Italiano di Psicologia

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 573-604

  Borella, Erika ^a   De Beni, Rossana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inhibition; Normal aging; Processing speed; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857268602     PISSN: 03905349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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