Automatic selective attention as a function of sensory modality in aging

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 67 B, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-202

  Guerreiro, Maria J S ^a   Adam, Jos J ^b   Van Gerven, Pascal W M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Automatic processing; Selective attention; Sensory modality; Spatial cueing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859168301     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr090     Document Type: Review

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