Age differences in verbal and visuo-spatial working memory updating: Evidence from analysis of serial position curves

Memory

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-27

  Fiore, Felicia ^a   Borella, Erika ^a   Mammarella, Irene C ^a   de Beni, Rossana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Updating; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS; VISION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84858965976     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2011.628320     Document Type: Article

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