Working memory performance of older adults with insomnia

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 251-257

  Lovato, Nicole ^a   Lack, Leon ^a   Wright, Helen ^a   Cant, Megan ^a   Humphreys, Joanne ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Insomnia; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SELF REPORT; SLEEP QUALITY; SOMNOLENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84877815825     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsr.12010     Document Type: Article

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