Differential effects of aging on spatial learning through exploratory navigation and map reading

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue JUN, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Yamamoto, Naohide ^a   DeGirolamo, Gregory J ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial; Aging; Ground level; Map; Navigation; Route; Spatial learning; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDIAL TEMPORAL LOBE; NEUROIMAGING; SPATIAL LEARNING; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 84865092781     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16634365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2012.00014     Document Type: Article

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