Increased prospective memory interference in normal and pathological aging: Different roles of motor and verbal processing speed

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 80-100

  Gao, J L ^a   Cheung, R T F ^a   Chan, Y S ^a   Chu, L W ^a   Lee, T M C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Processing speed; Prospective memory; Prospective memory interference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873376688     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2012.672948     Document Type: Article

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