Cognitive aging: Is there a dark side to environmental support?

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-15

  Lindenberger, Ulman ^a   Mayr, Ulrich ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Cognitive control; Environmental support; Self initiated processing

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE AGING; COGNITIVE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORTS; EXTERNAL INFORMATIONS; OLDER ADULTS;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTATION; AGING; AMNESIA; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION STORAGE; MEMORY; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

COGNITIVE AGING; COGNITIVE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT; SELF-INITIATED PROCESSING;

AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; CUES; ENVIRONMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS;

EID: 84890429977     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: 1879307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2013.10.006     Document Type: Review

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