Repeated measurement of the components of attention of older adults using the two versions of the attention network test: Stability, isolability, robustness, and reliability

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue NOV, 2011, Pages 1-13

  Ishigami, Yoko ^a   Klein, Raymond M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Alerting; Attention; Attention network test; Executive control; Older adults; Orienting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859714514     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16634365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2011.00017     Document Type: Article

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