Practice-oriented retest learning as the basic form of cognitive plasticity of the aging brain

Journal of Aging Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Yang, Lixia ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL AGING; COGNITION; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL CAPACITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRY; REACTION TIME; RETEST PRACTICE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84869441898     PISSN: 20902204     EISSN: 20902212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/407074     Document Type: Article

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