Perceptual-cognitive training improves biological motion perception: Evidence for transferability of training in healthy aging

NeuroReport

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 469-473

  Legault, Isabelle ^a   Faubert, Jocelyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging; biological motion; perceptual cognitive training; three dimensional multiple object tracking speed task; transferability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MOTION PERCEPTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLLISIONALLY ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERCEPTUAL COGNITIVE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL MULTIPLE OBJECT TRACKING SPEED TASK; VELOCITY; VISION; VISUAL STIMULATION; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84861098668     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: 1473558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e328353e48a     Document Type: Article

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