Cognitive aging explains age-related differences in face-based recognition of basic emotions except for anger and disgust

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 253-270

  Suzuki, Atsunobu ^a   Akiyama, Hiroko ^b,c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Basic emotions; Cognitive aging; Emotion recognition; Facial expressions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EMOTION; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876125750     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2012.692761     Document Type: Article

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