The dissociation between early and late selection in older adults

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2189-2206

  Alperin, Brittany R ^a   Haring, Anna E ^a   Zhuravleva, Tatyana Y ^a   Holcomb, Phillip J ^b   Rentz, Dorene M ^a   Daffner, Kirk R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886656596     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00456     Document Type: Article

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