Physical activity and working memory in healthy older adults: An ERP study

Psychophysiology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1174-1182

  Chang, Yu Kai ^a   Huang, Chung Ju ^b   Chen, Kuan Fu ^c   Hung, Tsung Min ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN SPORT UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAIPEI   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Event related potential; Executive function; Exercise; Fitness; Sternberg task

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 84885953742     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12089     Document Type: Article

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