Structural variation within the amygdala and ventromedial prefrontal cortex predicts memory for impressions in older adults

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue AUG, 2012, Pages

  Cassidy, Brittany S ^a   Gutchess, Angela H ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Amygdala; Impression formation; Memory; Ventromedial prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867042154     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00319     Document Type: Article

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