Spatial pattern separation in cognitively normal young and older adults

Hippocampus

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1826-1832

  Holden, Heather M ^a   Hoebel, Calhuei ^a   Loftis, Kelly ^a   Gilbert, Paul E ^a,b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Dentate gyrus; Hippocampus; Interference; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY; SPATIAL PATTERN SEPARATION; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; DENTATE GYRUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SPACE PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865577239     PISSN: 10509631     EISSN: 10981063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hipo.22017     Document Type: Article

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