Examining age-related differences in auditory attention control using a task-switching procedure

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 237-244

  Lawo, Vera ^a   Koch, Iring ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory selective attention; Cognitive aging; Dichotic listening; Task switching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY SELECTIVE ATTENTION; COGNITIVE AGING; DICHOTIC LISTENING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; TASK SWITCHING.; YOUNG ADULT;

AUDITORY SELECTIVE ATTENTION; COGNITIVE AGING; DICHOTIC LISTENING; TASK SWITCHING.;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894256483     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs107     Document Type: Article

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